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Further education and skills

Further education and skills
27 Jan 2012
Guidance and good practice
21 Nov 2011
Sector Skills Councils
21 Nov 2011
Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent, employer led, UK wide organisations designed to build a skills system that is driven by employer demand.
Skills for Sustainable Growth
31 Jan 2012
The Skills for Sustainable Growth strategy sets out the Government’s vision for reform of the further education and skills system in order to improve the skills of the workforce, the performance of the economy and engagement in learning.
Skills Funding Agency
21 Nov 2011
The Skills Funding Agency is an agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Its job is to fund and regulate adult further education and skills training in England.
Vocational qualifications
18 Jan 2012
Vocational, or work related, qualifications can help people get the skills and qualifications that employers need.
Youth participation in education, training and work
15 Dec 2011
Building Engagement, Building Futures is the Government's strategy to improve the engagement of 16 to 24 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs).