Sector Skills Directory
Sector Skills Councils are Government-sponsored, employer led organisations providing strategic leadership for education, training and skills development in specific economic sectors in the UK. Sector Skills Councils work with the Government and awarding bodies to ensure that qualifications meet the needs of employers and individuals. For more information visit the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils website.
Property, housing, cleaning services and facilities management
Asset Skills is the Sector Skills organisation for facilities management, housing, property, planning, cleaning and parking.
The Find Your Way website gives general careers advice as well as more specific information about jobs in housing, property, cleaning, facilities management and parking.
Retail motor industry
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is the Sector Skills Council for the automotive retail industry and the governing body for the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme.
The IMI Careers pages offer a number of resources for people interested in the motor industry.
The Autocity website has been designed to offer an insight into the diverse roles available in the retail motor industry.
Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymers
Cogent is the Sector Skills Council for the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum and polymers industries.
The Cogent Careers website offers information about each of the Cogent industries, and shows the opportunities available for starting and progressing a career in the sector.
Construction
ConstructionSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the construction industry and provides advice, courses and funds for training to help improve construction businesses.
The bconstructive website offers information and advice for people interested in a career in the construction industry.
Advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing and visual arts
Creative & Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing, and visual arts.
The Creative Choices website provides the tools, knowledge and networks to support individuals and businesses to in the creative industries and cultural sector.
Gas, power, waste management and water industries
Energy & Utility Skills is the Sector Skills Council for the gas, power, waste management and water industries.
Business and Information Technology
e-skills UK is the Sector Skills Council for business and information technology including software, internet and web, IT services, telecommunications and business change.
The e-skills UK careers website has been developed to help people understand the IT and Telecoms industries and find out about the wide variety of jobs available in these industries.
Financial services, accountancy and finance
The Financial Services Skills Council aims to provide strategic leadership for education, training and skills development for financial services, and more recently accountancy and finance, across the UK.
The FSSC Directions Careers Information Service offers specialist information on careers in financial services, accountancy and finance.
Passenger transport
GoSkills is the Sector Skills Council for passenger transport working with employers to improve the skills that make a difference to the performance of the passenger transport sector.
Central government
Civil Service Learning provides courses and resources for developing skills common to all UK civil servants in all Civil Service roles.
Food and drink manufacturing
Improve is the Sector Skills Council for the Food and Drink Manufacturing Industry in the UK.
Environmental and land-based industries
Lantra is the industry body supporting skills, education and training for the UK's environmental and land-based industries.
Learning and skills sector
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is dedicated to working in partnership with all parts of the sector to build and sustain quality improvement, increase participation and raise standards and achievement in the learning and skills sector in England.
Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries
People 1st is the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism.
UKSP offers information about jobs, careers and skills in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry.
Process and Manufacturing in the building products, coatings, extractive and mineral processing, furniture, furnishings and interiors, glass and related industries, glazed ceramics, paper and printing industries
Proskills UK is the employer-led organisation that represents the interests of the industries that make up the process and manufacturing sector to government.
Science, engineering and manufacturing technologies
Semta is the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies.
The Semta Careers and Qualifications Centre provides careers information and guidance on the science, engineering and manufacturing technologies sectors.
Social care, children and young people’s services
Skills for Care & Development is the Sector Skills Council for social care, children and young people’s services.
Health
Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council for the UK health sector.
Justice
Skills for Justice is the Sector Skills Council and Standards Setting Body for the UK Justice sector, including policing and law enforcement, youth justice, custodial care, community justice, courts service, prosecution service and forensic science.
Freight logistics and wholesaling industry
Skills for Logistics is the Sector Skills Council for the UK's freight logistics industries.
Sport and recreation, health and fitness, outdoors, playwork and the caravan industries
SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for active leisure and learning.
SkillsActive, in partnership with U-Explore, has launched a careers website where you can access information about jobs and careers in the sport and active leisure sector.
TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging, publishing, fashion and textiles
Skillset is the industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses in the UK creative media industries.
The Skillset Careers website is the specialist careers information, advice and guidance service for the creative media industries.
Retail
Skillsmart Retail is the Sector Skills Council for the retail industry.
Building services engineering
SummitSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector.
Visit the Good Day careers website for job and careers information about the building services engineering sector.