Opposition day debate on Skills and Growth
This is a Debate Pack for the debate on 'Skills and Growth', in the Commons Chamber on Wednesday 17th June 2015. Debate Packs are collections of parliamentary and other relevant material produced for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall, other than half hour adjournment debates.
Since 2010, various reviews have taken place to identify how to improve skills in the UK, including, the Wolf Review of Vocational Education, the Richard Review of Apprenticeships and the Perkins Review of Engineering skills. A Commons Library article published in October 2014 looks at the current situation of skills in the UK, how does the UK compare internationally and what skills are needed in the future?
CBI: Gateway to growth
Key Issues 2015 article: Young people in the Labour Market
BIS performance indicators: Skills
UKCES report: UK Skill Levels and International Competitiveness, 2013
DfE Review of vocational education, 2011 The Wolf Report: recommendations final progress report February 2015
OECD Skills beyond School Synthesis Report
FE News “What has happened to 14 to 19 vocational education?”
14-19 Curriculum and Qualifications Reform Final Report of the Working Group on 14-19 Reform October 2004
ApprenticeshipsApprenticeships policy: Skills and training are devolved policy areas. This note covers apprenticeships policy in England.
Apprenticeship statistics:This note presents and analyses data on the number of people starting apprenticeships in England and statistics for Parliamentary Constituencies in England.