Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
Its core purpose is to:
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Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
Asset Skills
Asset Skills are the Sector Skills Council for the property, housing facilities management, cleaning and car parking industries. Sector: PROPERTY, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, HOUSING & CLEANING SECTORS Website: www. assetskills. org
Cogent
Cogent is the Sector Skills Council for the Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Nuclear, Petroleum and Polymer Industries. Sector: CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL, OIL, GAS, NUCLEAR, PETROLEUM & POLYMERS Website: www. cogent-ssc. org
Construction Skills
Represent every part of the construction industry, from architects to bricklayers, in every part of the UK. ConstructionSkills is a partnership between CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Construction Industry Council and CITB Northern Ireland that covers the whole industry, the whole of the UK, and all the issues the industry faces. Sector: CONSTRUCTION Website: www. constructionskills. net
Creative & Cultural Skills
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, music, performing, literary and visual arts. Creative & Cultural Skills is an industry-led organisation promising to have real influence over the supply of education and skills across the UK. Sector: ADVERTISING, CRAFTS, MUSIC, PERFORMING, HERITAGE, DESIGN & ARTS SECTORS Website: www. ccskills. org. uk
E-Skills UK
E-skills UK is the Sector Skills Council for IT & Telecoms and the lead body for Contact Centres. Sector: IT & TELECOMS SECTOR & CONTACT CENTRES Website: www. e-skills. com
The Alliance is a new organisation comprising all 25 licensed UK Sector Skills Councils( SSCs), the employer-driven organisations that together articulate the voice of approximately 85 % of the UK’ s workforce on skills issues.
Its core purpose is to:
l Act as the collective voice of the Sector Skills Councils
l Promote understanding of the role of SSCs within the skills system across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
l Co-ordinate policy positions and strategic work on skills with stakeholders across the four home nations
l Help build the performance capability of the Sector Skills Councils, to ensure they continue to work effectively on the employer-driven skills agenda
EU Skills
Energy & Utility Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the electricity, gas, waste management and water industries. Sector: ENERGY WASTE & UTILITIES SECTORS Website: www. euskills. co. uk
Financial Services
The Financial Services Skills Council provides strategic leadership for training, education and workforce development in the Financial Services industry, including insurance and accounting. Sector: FINANCIAL SERVICES, INSURANCE & ACCOUNTING Website: www. fssc. org. uk
GoSkills
GoSkills is an employer-led organisation, representing the Passenger Transport Industries that operate throughout the UK. They help employers and operators improve their business performance by developing staff skills and advising on issues such as funding opportunities, training providers and training tools. Sector: PASSENGER TRANSPORT Website: www. goskills. org
Government Skills
Government Skills is the Sector Skills Council for central government. Their overall purpose is to improve the delivery of public services by working with employers to reduce skills gaps. They cover all civil servants in departments and agencies( including those in the devolved administrations and the Northern Ireland Civil Service); staff in nondepartmental government bodies not already affiliated to another SSC( around 60,000 staff); and the Armed Forces. In total, this adds up to around 800,000 staff. Sector: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Website: www. government-skills. gov. uk uk | engage ISSUE SEVEN 2008