Insights and research

Levelling up the country

Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann reflects on the Prime Minister's speech on 'levelling up' opportunities for all.

Why skills are important to the future of the UK economy

Josie Cluer from EY talks about how she hopes the Skills Taskforce for a Global Britain will influence the public and policy debate on skills.

We announce partnership with WorldSkills Russia

WorldSkills UK and WorldSkills Russia come together to raise skills standards..

Month of Learning launched with AoC and ETF

Month of Learning declared featuring WorldSkills UK, ETF and AoC for FE leaders and practitioners.

We announce partnership with WorldSkills Japan

WorldSkills UK and WorldSkills Japan join forces to raise skills standards.

WorldSkills UK return on investment report

Frontier looked in detail on how our activities help learners, colleges and training providers, employers and the wider economy

Launching the Skills Taskforce for Global Britain

We've launched our new Skills Taskforce for Global Britain, to create a post pandemic plan to deploy world class skills to attract inward investment.

Response to Social Market Foundation research

Read our response to research findings published by the Social Market Foundation.

New research highlights UK digital skills gap

We have published new research into the UK’s digital skills market ‘Disconnected: Exploring the digital skills gap’, with the Learning & Work Institute and Enginuity.

Responding to the Integrated Review

Read our response to the Prime Minister’s ambitions set out in ‘Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and

New research to help develop digital skills excellence

New research will help us better understand the UK’s digital skills gap and improve opportunities for young people in the digital technology sector.

A skills economy is key to boosting economic recovery

Our CEO Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann OBE explains why developing a “skills economy” is vital to boost inward investment, job creation and economic recovery.