Report Launch: Doing Things Differently: Step Changes In Skills and Inclusion

Following a series of roundtable discussions and an open consultation, the National Skills Forum and Associate Parliamentary Skills Group launched the final report of their Inquiry into skills and inclusion in Parliament, on Wednesday 3rd February.

Speakers at the launch:

Gordon Marsden MP, Chair Associate Parliamentary Skills Group
Jacqui Henderson CBE, Director Creative Leadership and Skills Strategies
Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Baroness Verma, Conservative Spokesperson for Children, Schools and Families
Stephen Williams MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Jacqui Henderson CBE, Inquiry Co-Chair commented:

"Getting training right is about giving people the skills they and potential employers actually need and raising expectations of what learners from disadvantaged or excluded groups can achieve. What emerged very clearly form the inquiry was that we must start with the needs of the learner rather than obsessing about targets and box ticking".

Media Coverage:

BBC 
The Guardian
The Guardian
TES
Children and Young People Now
City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development
ePolitix
Police Professional
Inside Time

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