| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2024 |
| Type | Non-ministerial government department |
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Department for Education |
Skills England is a proposed government agency that would be created by the Skills England Bill. The agency would replace the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The main purpose of the agency is to increase flexibility within the skills training area, to properly cater for skills shortages within regional economies. It would also use the apprenticeships levy more effectively. The main reason cited for the creation of Skills England is that between 2017 and 2022 skills shortages in the UK doubled to more than half a million, and accounted for 36% of job vacancies.[1]