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The Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) warmly welcomes the Government’s proactive, data-driven approach to shaping the UK’s future workforce, as set out in Skills England’s priorities for 2025-26.
The emphasis on systematic action across national, regional, and sectoral levels aligns closely with the policy directions we champion at IFOW.
As rapid technological, demographic, and labour market changes reshape work, it is crucial that our national skills strategies anticipate future needs, close skills gaps, and promote inclusive economic growth.
We are particularly encouraged by the commitment to co-creation — bringing together government, employers, trade unions, and local actors — to design training and pathways that deliver real opportunity and tackle inequalities across the country.
We look forward to supporting this agenda under our new strategic theme and working with our current partners; our project with the EY Foundation explores young people's motivations within the labour market, and our Flourish project with UFI VocTech hopes to broker solutions to green skills gaps and apprenticeship reform.
Our research from the Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing likewise explores new approaches to understanding skills and capabilities, in order to improve workforce resilience to the changing nature of work.
Together, we can ensure that the evolving UK skills system not only responds to the challenges of today, but builds a fairer, more sustainable future of work for all.
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Anna Thomas MBE
