Energy & Utility Skills is active in influencing UK government and the governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales on issues affecting our sector in relation to skills.
Please find details below of consultations currently open that have a direct or indirect impact on our sector in relation to skills. Click on the name of each consultation to view the details. We welcome your views on all of the consultations currently open.
| Consultation Document Title and Link | Deadline Date for Response |
|---|---|
Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England Changes to the structure of Apprenticeship Programmes The rules around the content of Apprenticeship programmes in England are changing. A consultation has recently been launched on the proposed changes. The consultation proposes additional content for Apprenticeships in the form of Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills as well as some guidelines as to the size of the competence and knowledge components. All Apprenticeships offered in England will need to comply with the new rules if they are to continue to secure public funding. The new requirements will form what has been called the 'Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)' which will replace the current Apprenticeship 'Blueprint'. EU Skills is working with employers to assess what impact the proposed changes will have for the future development of Apprenticeships in the energy and utility sector. Feedback from employers will be used to develop a formal response from EU Skills. The full consultation document can be found here and the closing date for responses is 29 May 2009. If you have any queries regarding the consultation please contact Helen White, Apprenticeships Manager on 0845 077 9922. | 29th May 2009 |
| 29th May 2009 |
Working Together: Your Role in our Environmental Permitting
| 25th June 2009 |
Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for Wales (SASW) Changes to the structure of Apprenticeship Programmes
| 17th July 2009 |
| 22nd July 2009 |
Consultation Responses
Please contact responses@euskills.co.uk if you wish to provide information for our response.
If you think we should be responding to other consultations or policy changes, then please also let us know.
For details on responses already submitted, please click on the links below:
Environmental Permitting Programme Phase 2
New regulatory arrangements for Vocational Qualifications in Northern Ireland
Building Skills, Transforming lives - Conservative Party Green Paper
Curriculum for Excellence- Future Arrangements for National Qualifications
Collective Measures Study 3 October 2008
Draft Apprenticeship Bill 8 October 2008
UK Renewable Energy Strategy 26 September 2008
Draft Apprenticeship Bill 25 September 2008
UKCES Five Year Strategic Plan
Higher Education at Work 07 July 2008
Promoting Achievement, Valuing Success: a Strategy for 14-19 Qualifications June 2008
The Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill 17 June 2008
Renewable Energy Routemap for Wales 13 May 2008
Promise and Performance (Webb Review) and Skills that Work for Wales 10 April 2008
World Class Apprenticeships 31 March 2008
Framework for the Development and Deployment of Renewables in Scotland
After Leitch: Implementing Skills and Training Policies - this consultation has been embargoed until the committee has agreed to its publication.
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