Introduction 04 Economic and political context 04

partnerships and skills plans. To address regional skills needs Wales has 
established regional skills partnerships, comprised of government, training 
providers, and employers.
In England, Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) influence sub-regional skills 
policy, funding for adult skills development and capital expenditure. LEPs are 
led by employers who work in partnership with local government and other 
economic and social partners. In parallel, local government across the 
sub-regions where the largest cities such as Manchester, Birmingham and 
Sheffield are located, have come together to form wide ranging economic 
development strategies with national government. These include employment 
and skills action plans linked to local labour market information. 
Policy
• The delivery of TVET across the UK is defined by key principles and 
themes which will continue to shape the system’s development.
• The impact of Covid and Brexit on the resetting of the UK’s economy has 
resulted in a focus on promoting productivity in target sectors and roles.
• The fast-changing economic landscape will also necessitate a commitment 
to lifetime skills development. Initiatives such as the ‘lifetime skills 
guarantee’ will support and fund people’s capacity to adapt to economic 
changes and meet new skills demands. 
Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) data
The LEO programme led by the Department for Education in England connects 
individuals’ education data with their employment, benefits and earnings data 
to create a de-identified person level administrative dataset.
The capacity to analyse these longer-term labour market outcomes together, 
at person level, enables a major leap forward in the assessment of education 
policy and provision with greater accuracy than ever before
Key role for 
employers in the