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What is SkillsPlus?

SkillsPlus is a strategic skills partnership between local government employers in the UK and Sector Skills Councils.

The delivery of consistent and effective service improvement relies on the skills and capacity of the workforce. The changing nature of local government service delivery means that more flexible and higher performing workforces are required. Councils need to be confident that they have, or can build, a highly skilled and flexible workforce to meet existing and future requirements.

SkillsPlus UK is the local government employers’ partnership on workforce development. It brings together the interests of Local Government Associations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (including the Northern Ireland Staff Commission) and that of COSLA in Scotland.

SkillsPlus UK acts to represent the interests of local government employers across the Sector Skills Council Network.

SkillsPlus UK is developing its relationship with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills [UKCES] which in April 2008 replaced the Sector Skills Development Agency [SSDA]

SkillsPlus is also developing a relationship with the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils (the Alliance) which also started its work on April 1st 2008.