Skills 2030: Why the adult skills system is failing to build an economy that works for everyone
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Our economy is set to change significantly between now and 2030. In the past, policymakers in England have left decisions on training to the market, but this system has neither delivered the quantity nor the quality of training that we need, and it has failed the people and the places that need it most. Many of the problems with the adult skills system stem from England’s relatively ‘hands-off’ approach to vocational training, including low training standards and a reluctance to intervene in the quantity or quality of training used and delivered by employers.
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A shift to a more innovative, higher skilled economy that works for everyone and can help us compete in a global economy will require far more focus on how the skills of the adult working population are being developed and utilised in the workplace. This report reviews the evidence, and recommends that the government expands the apprenticeship levy into a wider skills levy and creates a regional skills fund to invest in the lowest-skilled areas.
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