Committee to discuss future skills needs with employers
The Industry and Regulators Committee will continue its inquiry into skills for the future by hearing from employers and industry groups. The Committee will discuss the skills that employers will need for the future, and whether the skills system is capable of providing employees with those skills. The Committee will consider what the role of employers should be in encouraging skills development, why employer investment in skills has decreased, and what incentives are needed to increase investment. The Committee will also examine the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy and consider whether reforms to the Levy would improve its operation.
Meeting details
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Director of Campaigns at Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Future Workforce Skills and Capabilities Lead at Co-op Group
UK Head of Skills and Apprenticeships at Amazon
Possible questions include:
- What kinds of skills do you think will be needed for the future of the UK economy? Is the UK’s skills and training system capable of equipping increasing numbers of people with these skills?
- Should the Apprenticeship Levy be more tightly controlled, to provide a greater focus on young people? Should it be made more flexible to increase the funding of shorter, modular courses?
- In a more mobile, flexible labour market, what incentives do employers have to provide training for their employees? Are further incentives needed, such as a skills tax credit?
- Does the UK have the right institutions to ensure an effective skills system for the future?