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Federation of Awarding Bodies,
Registered address:
75 Westminster Bridge Road,
London,
SE1 7HS,
Registration number: 0435560
UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)
UKCES is a non-departmental public body that provides advice on skills and employment policy to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.
Created on 1 April 2008, as a key recommendation of the 2006 Leitch Review of Skills, the UK Commission supersedes the former Sector Skills Development Agency and the National Employment Panel.
It has five broad responsibilities:
- Assess UK progress towards becoming a world-class leader in employment and skills by 2020
- Advise ministers, including the Prime Minister, on policies and delivery that will contribute to increased jobs, skills and productivity
- Monitor and challenge the performance of the UK’s employment and skills systems and recommend improvements
- Promote greater employer engagement, influence and investment in workforce development
- Fund and manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils
Underlying these responsibilities are three strategic priorities:
- Building a more strategic, agile and demand-led employment and skills system in the UK
- Maximising individual opportunity for skills and sustainable employment
- Increasing employer ambition, engagement and investment in skills
Further information regarding UKCES is available on the UKCES website.