Author: House of Commons
Pages: 124
Year: 2009
Source: House of Commons
Lord Leitch published his review of skills two years ago, in December 2006. It set out ambitious targets for ‘upskilling’ the UK population which the Government adopted enthusiastically. But since then the ecoomic climate has worsened, and our evidence was taken at a time when the thrust of skills policy was already under review. Some of the evidence we took questioned the fundamental philosophy of Lord Leitch’s prescriptions, particularly at a time when people are moving between different types of employment, not just looking to increase their overall skills levels. Reskilling, rather than upskilling, is increasingly becoming the norm and it is our view that targets and the Government’s allocation of resources must change to reflect that.
Web link: http://www.ukces.org.uk/pdf/090116%20-%20IUSS%20Committee%20
-%20Reskilling%20for%20recovery.pdf
