The Skills Commission meets monthly in Parliament to discuss the leading issues in skills, training and further education policy. The Commission is co-chaired by Barry Sheerman MP and Dame Ruth Silver. Commission members include parliamentarians from all the main parties, and highly experienced practitioners from across the skills sector.

Simon Bartley

• Chief Executive, UK Skills
• Leads Sector Skills Councils on the development of Diplomas
• Chair, SummitSkills, the Sector Skills Council for the Building Services Engineering Sector

Jacqui Henderson CBE

• Managing Director, Creative Leadership and Skills Strategies
• Former Chief Executive of UK Skills and TEC National Council
• Former Regional Director for the LSC in London