Select Committee · Industry and Regulators Committee
Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training
Status: Closed
Opened: 17 Apr 2024
Closed: 11 Feb 2025
The Industry and Regulators Committee has launched an inquiry into skills policy, focusing in particular on apprenticeships and training, and in the context of the skills the UK workforce needs for the future. The inquiry will examine whether the UK’s current systems and policies for apprenticeships and in-work training are working and, if not, how … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2024 | Alison McGovern MP · Department for Work and Pensions, Julia Kinniburgh · Department for Education, Tammy Fevrier · Department for Work and Pensions, The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern · Department for Education and Skills | View ↗ |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Luke Hall MP · Department for Education and Skills | View ↗ |
| 21 May 2024 | Alexia Williams · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Ben Rowland · Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), David Hughes CBE · Association of Colleges, James Stephenson · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Sian Elliott · Trades Union Congress | View ↗ |
| 14 May 2024 | Lloyd Thomas MBE · Co-op Group, Nicola Drury · Amazon, Shazia Ejaz · Recruitment and Employment Confederation | View ↗ |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Jane Gratton · British Chambers of Commerce, Jennifer Coupland · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Jonathan Mitchell · Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Pat Jackson · Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington, Sally Andreou · Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership | View ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Lord Layard · Centre for Economic Performance, The Rt Hon Charles Clarke · Department for Education, The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP · Department for Education | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alexia Williams · Apprentice Panel Member | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | 1 |
| Alison McGovern MP · Minister for Employment | Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
| Ben Rowland · Chief Executive | Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) | 1 |
| David Hughes CBE · Chief Executive | Association of Colleges | 1 |
| James Stephenson · Apprentice Panel Member | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | 1 |
| Jane Gratton · Head of People Policy | British Chambers of Commerce | 1 |
| Jennifer Coupland · Chief Executive | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | 1 |
| Jonathan Mitchell · Deputy Director for Future Skills and Innovation | Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education | 1 |
| Julia Kinniburgh · Director General for Skills | Department for Education | 1 |
| Lloyd Thomas MBE · Future Workforce Skills and Capabilities Lead | Co-op Group | 1 |
| Lord Layard · Co-director of the Community Wellbeing programme | Centre for Economic Performance | 1 |
| Luke Hall MP · Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher E… | Department for Education and Skills | 1 |
| Nicola Drury · UK Head of Skills and Apprenticeships | Amazon | 1 |
| Pat Jackson · Director Skills and Education | Enterprise Cheshire & Warrington | 1 |
| Sally Andreou · Skills Hub Manager | Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership | 1 |
| Shazia Ejaz · Director of Campaigns | Recruitment and Employment Confederation | 1 |
| Sian Elliott · Senior Policy Officer | Trades Union Congress | 1 |
| Tammy Fevrier · Deputy Director, Youth and Skills | Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Charles Clarke · Former Education Secretary | Department for Education | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP · Former Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticesh… | Department for Education | 1 |
| The Rt Hon. the Baroness Smith of Malvern · Minister for Skills | Department for Education and Skills | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2025 | To cttee | Letter from the Rt Hon Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister for Skills and Alison Mc… |
| 23 Oct 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, to Rt Hon Baroness Smith of M… |
Meetings & visits
| Date | Type | Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 4, Palace of Westminster | |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 2A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 1, Palace of Westminster | |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | — · Room 3, Palace of Westminster |