The summer saw the creation of Skills England, a new arms-length body aiming to bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade.
In September the first report from Skills England was launched. This report includes details on the role of Skills England, skills challenges limiting economic growth and barriers to opportunity, and an initial analysis of current and future skills needs, including which occupations are high in demand.
Following the release of the report The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has published a blog post detailing what the report may be telling us about the direction of travel for skills development and how the sport and physical activity sector can be at the forefront of what comes next.
Spencer Moore, Chief Strategy Officer at CIMSPA, shares his thoughts on what this may mean for the sector.
The first thing to say is that while comprehensive, the report isn’t telling us what is or isn’t going to happen in terms of immediate policies. It’s very much setting out what the analysis of the current landscape is, and it is described by the interim chair as doing ‘nothing more than setting the scene’. But what we can see from it is some key themes that will undoubtedly shape the functions, remit and approach of Skills England through the policies that the government adopts…