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Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent, UK wide organisations developed by groups of influential employers in industry or business sectors of economic or strategic significance. SSCs are employer-led and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the sector.

SSCs are licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in consultation with Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, to tackle the skills and productivity needs of their sector throughout the UK.

SSCs give responsibility to employers to provide leadership for strategic action to meet their sector's skills and business needs. In return they receive substantial public investment and greater dialogue with government departments across the UK.

This will enable sector employers to have a far greater impact on policies affecting skills and productivity, and increased influence with education and training partners.

Each SSC agrees sector priorities and targets with its employers and partners to address four key goals:

- Reducing skills gaps and shortages
- Improving productivity, business and public service performance
- Increasing opportunities to boost the skills and productivity of everyone in the sector's
workforce, including action on equal opportunities
- Improving learning supply, including apprenticeships, higher education and national
occupational standards

Sector: Property, housing, cleaning and facilities management

Sector: The retail motor industry

Patricia Richards
Automotive Skills
201 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5AB

Tel 020 7436 6373
Email: info@automotiveskills.org.uk
www.automotiveskills.org.uk

Sector: Chemicals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymer industries

Sector: Construction

Sector: Electricity, gas, waste management and water industries

Sector: Information technology, telecommunications and contact centres

Sector: Financial services industry

Sector: Food and drink manufacturing and processing

Sector: Environmental and land-based industries

Lifelong Learning UK
5th Floor
St Andrew’s House
18-20 St Andrew Street
London
EC4A 3AY

Email: enquiries@lifelonglearninguk.org
LLUK 0870 757 7890
Helpline 020 7936 5798
www.lifelonglearninguk.org

Sector: Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism

Sector: Science, engineering and manufacturing technologies

Sector: Apparel, footwear, textiles and related businesses

Sector: All staff groups working in NHS, independent and voluntary health organisations

Sector: Custodial care, community justice and police

Sector: Freight logistics industry

Sector: Active leisure and learning

Sector: Broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging.

Sector: Retail

Sector: Building services engineering (Electro-technical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration and plumbing)

SummitSkills
Fairbourne Drive
Atterbury
Milton Keynes MK10 9RG

Tel: 0870 351 4620
Fax: 0870 351 4621
Email: enquiries@summitskills.org.uk
www.summitskills.org.uk