DfE and IfATE launch groundbreaking new Standard Skills Classification (SSC) project

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  • The Department for Education’s Unit for Future Skills (UFS) is being joined by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to lead the next phase in the development of a new way of describing and measuring skills used in the UK jobs market.
  • This project will develop the UK’s first Standard Skills Classification (SSC), providing a common skills language to support a world-leading skills system and careers advice service.
  • The new classification will build on IfATE’s current Occupational Standards, supporting businesses, training providers and learners to have a clear idea of what skills are needed to succeed in the UK economy.
  • This follows research from academics at Sheffield University, Warwick University and Omnifolio commissioned by the UFS within the DfE and published in October 2023: plan for building a UK skills classification
  • Work is commencing on Phase 2 of the project from March 2024, with a prototype Skills Classification to be delivered in the Autumn ahead of a full launch in 2026.
  • The new project work will be enhanced by the use of artificial intelligence, including Large Language Models, which will enable significant resource savings on a project of this scale.

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