The Department for Education has hosted a skills summit, which saw the launch of a new partnership between employers and the government “to deliver a skills revolution”.

The Skills Partner programme promotes employer involvement in helping to design and deliver reforms to technical and vocational education.

Supported by the CBI, the Secretary of State for Education hosted the skills summit event with industry and education experts on 30 November 2017 using the occasion to launch:

• The Skills Partner statement of action between government and employers
• The bid process for new Institutes of Technology
• The first seven Skills Advisory Panels in regions across England
• T Levels panel membership
• Career Learning pilots to encourage adults to return to learning.