Post 19 Skills Landscape

To help our partners in Devon get to grips with the new organisational arrangements, the Skills Funding Agency have kindly provided us with a diagram, illustrating the structure of the new post-19 skills system. An explanation of the new landscape can also be found here.

Please find below links to the national organisations detailed in the new post-19 skills landscape:


UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)
The role of the commission in to provide independent advice to the highest levels of Government on steps required to achieve world class standing in employment and skills by 2020...
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South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA)
The South West RDA has been given the responsibility of producing the Regional Skills Strategy, which will be informed by the 'Regional Priorities Statements', designed to influence the spending decisions of the Skills Funding Agency. SWRDA will be supported by the South West Regional Employment and Skills Board on its skills agenda.
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Sector Skills Councils (SSCs)
Sector Skills Councils are independent, employer led, UK wide organisations designed to build a skills system that is driven by employer demand.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
'Our mission is to build a dynamic and competative economy by: creating the conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed...
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Skills Funding Agency
The Skills Funding Agency's main function is to direct funding quickly and efficiently to further education colleges and other skills providers...
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