Last week saw the launch of the draft skills strategy consultation for UK publishing. We are encouraging those in the industry to read and provide comments on whether the strategy resonates by Thursday 9 April.
The strategy aims to ensure that employers in publishing can recruit people with the right skills for the job and to strengthen the global competitiveness of UK publishing by using skills as the route out of recession. The strategy, which targets both the existing workforce and new entrants, was developed with detailed stakeholder involvement through the Publishing Skills Council.
The draft strategy covers the Book, Database and Directory, Journal, Magazine and Business Media, News Agency and Newspaper Publishing sectors. It:
- provides a coherent framework to inform education, training and development provision for the publishing industry;
- identifies key shared industry priorities at the same time as recognizing more sector-specific skills needs; and,
- offers a basis for developing an action plan to meet industry needs: drawing together existing good practice, effective on-going activities and new initiatives.
The results of the consultation will then be incorporated into the final strategy which will be developed into a Publishing Sector Profile and Action Plan in May 2009. These reports will define the priorities and actions that Skillset and partners will focus on to improve the skills of the Publishing workforce.
All interested parties are invited to submit their feedback no later than Thursday 9 April.
Copies of the draft strategy can be downloaded at http://www.skillset.org/publishing/consultation/.
A print copy is available on request by emailing Louise Franklin at louisef@skillset.org or calling 020 7713 9849.
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