The strategy has been developed over several years and is based on a substantial programme of research and engagement to deliver an evidence-based, stakeholder-informed strategy:
The strategy is based on a major piece of research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published in July 2020:
The new strategy, Skills for a 10x Economy, supersedes the 2011 Skills Strategy, ‘Success Through Skills – Transforming Futures”:
An evaluation of this was carried out in 2020, as part of the development of the new Skills for a 10x Economy strategy: