Skills England

The reports provide evidence-based guidance, real-world case studies, practical principles and tools to help employers build inclusive, safe and sustainable AI workforce capability

Guidance for employers to help them verify that apprentices have demonstrated the behaviours required in the occupational standard.

Information on the expenditure and performance of Skills England for the period 2 June 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Key information on the development, implementation and review of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) and how to get involved.

The 2026 annual skills report highlights key challenges in the skills system. Our Skills Needs Assessments outline skills demand and supply in priority sectors.

How Skills England sets the amount of funding employers can use to fund an individual apprenticeship.

Skills England’s research interests, surveys and available data.

A letter from the Minister for Skills for the Department for Work and Pensions to Skills England on the apprenticeship funding bands reviews.

Guidance for assessment organisations on how to develop apprenticeship assessment plans.

National, regional and local level results and data tables for England from the employer skills survey 2024.

Main report and data tables on the UK employers’ reported skill needs and training activities.

Minutes for the meetings of the Skills England board taking place in 2026.

A list of the apprenticeship standards currently being revised, adjusted or retired and the estimated completion date of the changes.

A report detailing how the UK Standard Skills Classification (SSC) has been developed, and proposals for how it could be maintained.

Skills England’s assessment of the impact of public funding removal from level 7 apprenticeships.

A benchmark for the basic technical, non-technical, responsible and ethical skills people need to use simple AI tools at work.

Minutes for the meetings of the Skills England board taking place in 2025.

Data and commentary on demand for occupations in the UK labour market.

Technical documentation relating to the employer skills surveys 2022 to 2024.

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025, report on exercise of the Secretary of State’s functions.

Statutory guidance for the development, implementation and review of a Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP).

A report on the future employment demand across 10 key sectors and the education pathways for the priority occupations in these sectors.

This report analyses AI upskilling needs, barriers and opportunities across 10 growth sectors, and introduces tools to support employers and training providers.

A letter from The Rt Hon Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the joint chief executives of Skills England.

Findings of Skills England’s analysis and engagement with sectors on the growth and skills offer and the skills-needs assessments for 10 priority sectors.

A letter from Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, to the joint chief executives of Skills England.