National Retraining Scheme launched

The UK's National Retraining Scheme gets underway this week with the launch of a new website, Get Help to Retrain, helping adults discover new opportunities and skills they need to get a new job.

Key facts: 
  • The National Retraining Scheme – which is being developed to support adults to adapt to changes in the workplace – has begun its initial rollout in the Liverpool City Region with the launch of a new digital service, Get Help to Retrain. 
  • The online service will help adults identify their existing skills, explore local job opportunities and where to go to find training courses to gain the skills they need to progress 
  • Dedicated support will also be on hand from trained careers advisors to guide people through the process and provide expert information and advice. 
  • The initial roll out will begin with eligible adults across Liverpool – those aged 24 and over, with a qualification below degree level and working below a certain wage threshold – and the system will be developed and evaluated before being scaled up and rolled out to other regions in the coming months. 
  • Get Help to Retrain will be released to all eligible adults in England in early 2020. 

Why this matters:

Figures reveal that up to 35 per cent of jobs could be at risk of changing as a result of automation in the next 10-20 years. This is big and complex challenge. The National Retraining Scheme will be pivotal in helping adults across the country gain new skills and get on the path to a new, more rewarding career.

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