Government Skills
Last updated: 7 November, 2008
17 October 2008
The full timetable for relicensing the network of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) has been released by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
To continue operating, each of the UK's 25 SSCs will have to reapply for a licence, which will be awarded if the organisation can demonstrate the confidence, support and influence of employers within their sector across all four UK nations.
The relicensing assessments will be carried out by the National Audit Office as an independent third party in consultation with employers and others using a process designed to be consistent, robust and effective.
The relicensing analysis for Government Skills, which covers central government, will start in April 2009. UKCES will make a recommendation for relicensing in July 2009.
All SSCs are licensed by the Secretary of State for Innovation, Education & Skills, in consultation with Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and on the recommendation of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
More information about the relicensing process is on the UKCES website [External website]
