Workforce development

The Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning sub-strategy guides Programme activities to increase knowledge, understanding, skills and competencies of those currently within the UK workforce who have not previously participated within Higher Education.

Code	Description	Projects
WDL1	Stimulate demand amongst employers, employees and those within wider society for engagement with higher education institutions at a local level to meet identified needs and priorities.	41
WDL2	Work collaboratively with existing local, regional and national organisations to apply and develop workforce-related practices within the STEM disciplines	31
WDL3	Develop models of flexible and responsive HE provision to enable more accessible entry into higher education and to respond to immediate employer sector skills shortages while building longer-term ways of working for the higher education sector.	36
WDL4	Explore new modes of delivery and assessment for higher education provision, and increased recognition of prior experience and of the provision provided by others while ensuring quality standards are maintained.	39
WDL5	Articulate the benefits of engagement with higher education and successful practices to act as a stimulus for encouraging further uptake of provision by those within the workforce and society.	26

Activity

Workforce development