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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Key findings and recommendations -- Raising awareness about basic skills -- Making basic skills development more accessible -- Making basic skills development more relevant -- 1 Key insights and recommendatio...

Summary of the policy challenges and options -- Raising awareness about workers' basic skills in England (Chapter 2) -- Policy option 2.1: Setting and promoting the vision for raising the skills of low-skilled workers in England -- Policy option 2.2: Identifying and understanding the learning needs...

Employers lack awareness of the importance of raising workers' basic skills -- Policy options for raising awareness about workers' basic skills in England -- Policy option 2.1: Setting and promoting the vision for raising the skills of low-skilled workers in England -- Convene stakeholders to establ...

Relatively little basic skills training is delivered in workplaces in England -- Policy options for making basic skills development more accessible to workers and employers in England -- Policy option 3.1: Expanding the provision of basic skills training within workplaces to overcome workers' time c...

Contextualise the basic skills content within vocational qualifications -- Policy option 4.2: Strengthening the capacity of further education teachers to deliver flexible and tailored basic skills -- Strengthen initial training and professional development for further education and skills teachers -...

Non-standard forms of work may mean lower access to training for low-skilled workers.