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In this section of the site you will find material and resources to support central government employers and learning leads in their work on skills.

Skills Pledge guidance

This guidance help people who have already made the Skills Pledge create useful action plans to fulfill their commitment.

Guidance on preparing your action plan to fulfil the Skills Pledge [PDF, 45kb]

It explains:

• exactly what the Skills Pledge requires
• its resource implications
• some indicative milestones worth including in action plans

Skills for Life resources

Skills for Life is the programme in England to develop the level of skill in literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technology (ICT) needed to function and progress at work and in society. This is often referred to as adult basic skills. In Scotland this is called ‘everyday skills’, in Northern Ireland, ‘essential skills’, and in Wales, ‘basic skills’.

These tools have been created for use in England but much of the content is useful across any part of the UK.

• Delivery template [PDF, 246kb] – this template sets out the different roles played by HR practitioners, union learning representatives and line managers