Useful Links

Skills Stories

Link to the Skills Stories video put together by Business in the Community. Chapter 1 includes dignitaries such as Lord Jones and Sir Mike Rake clearly communicating the business case for investing in upskilling your workforce.

http://www.skillstories.org/film/

Sector Skills Councils

Find one of the 25 SSC’s that represent your sector and the qualifications relevant to it.

http://www.ssda.org.uk/

Apprenticeships

There are over 180 apprenticeships available across more than 80 industry sectors.

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Train to Gain

A service designed to help businesses, like yours, get the training they need to succeed.

http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/

Skills Pledge

The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment by the leadership of a company or organisation to support all its employees to develop their basic skills, including literacy and numeracy, and work towards relevant, valuable qualifications

http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/skillspledge/

Statement of Priorities

The LSC’s annual Statement of Priorities

http://www.lsc.gov.uk/aboutus/lscstrategy/statementofpriorities/

Jargon Buster

The LSC’s A-Z of commonly used terms

http://www.lsc.gov.uk/Jargonbuster/