Who is it for?

The National Skills Academy is designed to provide skills training for everyone who will benefit from it.

This could be:

• Employers
• School and college leavers
• Graduates
• Adults
• Existing employees
• New entrants to the workforce
• People who are changing career.

Over time we expect that the skills academies will form even closer links with schools and so significantly influence the whole pattern of education for school leavers. Currently some skills academies such as the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure are developing specialised diplomas in order to provide clear progression routes for young people.

There are no barriers of age or education to joining the National Skills Academies. In fact an important role for us is to tackle the obstacles which some groups face in accessing skills training. This will significantly broaden the base of recruitment for employers and ensure that our workforce truly reflects the talent and diversity of our population as a whole.