Report About Government- Led Skills Development Initiatives

The human resource of any organization has a great impact on the productivity of the institution as well as an impact on the economy. Skilled personnel understand and execute their roles properly thus are able to meet the company’s goals and objectives in a timely manner. The basic education provided at the lower levels of schooling may not be sufficient to cater for the skills demanded at the workplace.

This creates a need to train the employees at the workplace so as to develop their skills. Skilled employees are beneficial to the employers because they are able to utilize company’s resources effectively. Training and developing the workforce makes it easier for a company to execute its succession plan effectively. The employees are trained in various fields including ethics, safety, diversity, quality initiatives, human relations and communication.

The knowledge they acquire form the training and development programs is helpful in their day to day operation of their workplaces.
In order to enhance the talents and skills of the workforce, the UK government has taken an initiative to ensure that the human resource acquire the right skills for their jobs. The government has introduced lifelong learning initiative to raise the demand for learning using vocational training so as to make the learning process more interesting. Further, the government aims at providing world class training to its citizens so as to make its employees competitive in the job market in Europe and the rest of the world through the initiative.

The lifelong initiative also enables people to develop their skills without necessarily having to take courses but they only need to update their current knowledge and skills (Harvey and Harvey 2013). The UK government has realized that the basic education provided in schools is not sufficient for the youth who complete their studies and have to go to the job market.
There is therefore the need to develop their skills so that they are able to transfer the theory they learn in school into practical work. The government has realized that it is important to promote the notion of lifelong learning since learning should not end with the completion of formal education but should be a continuous process throughout one’s life. The government has ensured that its possible for those working for a large organization to request study leave and time to attend training.
The population of UK comprises of very few illiterate adults but there are still a large number of people with poor numeracy and literacy skills. In order to widen the participation of individuals in the lifelong learning initiative, the UK government aims at raising the quality of basic education provided. The government introduced the family literacy program meant to encourage young parents to learn basic literacy.

University for Industry is the other initiative that the government has undertaken to ensure that the population improves on their skills. The long distance learning provided by the University for Industry will enable people advance their education level at their workplaces without having to attend classes. The initiative is convenient for people who want to advance the skills in their careers but have no time to attend classes due to their busy schedules.
In the past, the Northern Ireland has been developing its own employment and training programs to meet its economic and social needs. The New Deal, an initiative by the government to promote the acquisition of employment by unskilled and semi-skilled employees covers the whole of UK. The skills funding agent has especially been helpful in ensuring that individuals who wish to advance their education are not restrained by their low financial status.

This has helped the young people with low skills and the unemployed adults get employment from various organizations after they acquire the different skills. The fund helps in providing the young people gain skills through provision of trainee ships for those who are in not in education, training and employment. The fund facilitates the running of the…