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Professionalising the Workforce: Licence to Practise - Seminar Report
May 2011
In November, the Government published its new skills strategy, Skills for Sustainable Growth. The strategy supports the introduction of professional standards in appropriate sectors as a means of increasing skill levels and boosting consumer confidence.
In May, the National Skills Forum and Associate Parliamentary Skills Group hosted a seminar, chaired by Nic Dakin MP, to explore the implications of the government’s approach to professional standards. The seminar was the first session of a new seminar series exploring the implications of the skills strategy for the education and skills sectors and the business community.
Speakers at the seminar included:
A seminar report, which we are publishing today, provides an account of discussion at the seminar, which was attended by parliamentarians, academics and business representatives.
The report considers the following issues:
Read the seminar report
In November, the Government published its new skills strategy, Skills for Sustainable Growth. The strategy supports the introduction of professional standards in appropriate sectors as a means of increasing skill levels and boosting consumer confidence.
In May, the National Skills Forum and Associate Parliamentary Skills Group hosted a seminar, chaired by Nic Dakin MP, to explore the implications of the government’s approach to professional standards. The seminar was the first session of a new seminar series exploring the implications of the skills strategy for the education and skills sectors and the business community.
Speakers at the seminar included:
- John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills & Lifelong Learning
- Adrian Bailey MP, Chair of the BIS Select Committee
- John Forth, Research Fellow, NIESR
- Jack Ward, City and Guilds
A seminar report, which we are publishing today, provides an account of discussion at the seminar, which was attended by parliamentarians, academics and business representatives.
The report considers the following issues:
- the prevalence of occupational licensing
- rationales for the expansion of occupational licensing
- the economic and skill level implications of licensing
- considerations for the effective delivery of licensing schemes
Read the seminar report
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