How does it work?

National Skills Academies deliver tailored employer-led training thereby improving productivity and competitiveness by giving employers the skills their business needs.

“The Academy is a really effective and appealing network of training resources available to employers and completely appropriate to driving competitiveness in manufacturing for the UK.”
Mike Lloyd, President, Gas Turbine Operations, Rolls-Royce plc

Sector Specific solutions

Employers, working with their SSC and other employer organisations, shape all aspects of the design of National Skills Academies and the delivery of the training they provide.

We are not prescriptive about what form a National Skills Academy takes. It is what is right for the sector and what employers in that sector want that determines its shape and focus. National Skills Academies operate in partnership with the best providers from colleges, schools and independent training providers, particularly with those that have achieved the Training Quality Standard.

They are helping to ensure that new thinking and new methods have a widespread impact on the quality of teaching and learning across the Further Education sector.

The diagram below shows the kinds of models proposed by National Skills Academies.