The Department for Education’s Unit for Future Skills (UFS) is being joined by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to lead the next phase in the development of a new way of describing and measuring skills used in the UK jobs market. This project will develop the UK’s first Standard Skills Classification (SSC), providing a common skills language to support a world-leading skills system and careers advice service. The new classification will build on IfATE’s current Occupational Standards, supporting businesses, training providers and learners to have a clear idea of what skills are needed to succeed in the UK economy. Work is commencing on Phase 2 of the project from March 2024, with a prototype Skills Classification to be delivered in the Autumn ahead of a full launch in 2026. Click here for more.
