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Prosperity for all in the global economy - world class skills
— final report | | Author(s) | Alexander Leitch |
| Corporate Author | Leitch Review of Skills, HM Treasury |
| Publisher | TSO, London, 5 December 2006 |
| Pages | 148 pp |
| Source | TSO Download: http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/523/43/leitch_... |
| Annotation | In 2004, Lord Leitch was appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, to carry out this review of long-term skills needs in the UK. This report notes that of the 30 OECD countries, the UK lies 17th on low skills, 20th on intermediate skills and 11th on high skills. In addition, 5 million adults lack functional literacy, 17 million adults have difficulty with numbers, and more than one in six young people leave school unable to read, write or add up properly. Lord Leitch recommends radical change across the whole skills spectrum by: increasing skills attainment at all levels, with a demand-led skills system; employer engagement in skills; embedding a culture of learning; and integrating employment and skills services. Of interest to this audience is that a new universal adult careers service to diagnose skill needs is recommended, as is integrating the public employment and skills services to deliver sustainable employment, enabling more disadvantaged people to gain skills and find work. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061206001 B |
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