Learning & Skills

“In the 21st century, our natural resource is our people – and their potential is untapped and vast. Skills will unlock that potential.” - Leitch Review, December 2006

The development of learning and skills is fundamental to the economic and social well-being of the UK and Europe. Building policies and infrastructures that can support the level of development required is now a major priority.
Across Europe, governments are seeking to build systems that can meet the needs of businesses and individuals in a variety of ways. These include: developing a better understanding of education and training; reforming the accreditation and qualification systems to encourage flexibility in the labour market; extending the definition of learning to encompass informal learning; and developing robust planning and quality assurance systems.

ECOTEC can help you:

• Find and implement practical solutions;
• Gather a clear picture of supply and demand in learning markets and help to identify business skills needs;
• Evaluate education and training programmes, and recommend how they can be developed to meet your objectives;
• Develop sustainable policies that meet the needs of the economy and of diverse communities;
• Determine where your policy should head in the future and assess the quality of provision, provider capacity and capability development.

simon.james@ecotec.com
+44 121 616 3600