Employment and skills commission questions FSSC

The Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has decided not to extend the licence of the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) beyond its existing level; a move which the FSSC called ‘entirely unfounded’.

Sector skills councils (SSCs) are employer led organisations sponsored by the government which aim to reduce skills gaps and shortages in their industries and improve access to learning for workforces.

While the UKCES approved applications for a further trademark licence to operate for four SSCs, it said the FSSC did not meet the required the standard.

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