Our members
Through our 18 members we represent over 150,000 employers across the UK. Find out more about them here.
Members directory
Collectively, our members’ work is critical to the skills system and ensures we have the skills we need for the future of our economy and our people.
We are proud to represent the following members:
Cogent Skills
The skills body for the UK’s science industries, providing training, apprenticeships, and workforce development solutions.
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
The industry-led skills and training organisation dedicated to building a competent and skilled construction workforce across the UK.
Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
The employer-led skills, standards and qualifications body for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain.
Enginuity
The skills, standards and innovation body for the engineering and manufacturing industry.
Energy and Utility Skills
The skills body bringing together major infrastructure companies across the water, power, gas and waste management industries.
Finance Skills Services Commission
The skills and talent body working to build a skilled and inclusive workforce for the UK’s financial services sector.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
The professional body and skills authority for the automotive sector, providing qualifications, training, and standards to support industry careers.
Lantra
The skills and training organisation supporting workforce development across land-based, animal care and environmental industries in the UK.
National Skills Academy for Railway
The skills and workforce development body driving excellence in the railway industry through training, standards, and innovation.
National Skills Academy for Food and Drink
The industry-led skills organisation delivering tailored workforce development and training solutions for the UK food and drink sector.
ScreenSkills
The industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries, providing training and development to support careers in film, TV, and digital media.
Skills Active
The skills and standards body for the sport, fitness, leisure, and physical activity sectors, supporting workforce development and professional qualifications. Habia, part of the Skills Active charity, is the standard setting body for the hair, beauty, nails, spa and aesthetic sectors.
techUK
The trade association bringing together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve.
The Workforce Development Trust
The skills and workforce development organisation supporting public, private, and voluntary sectors with training, apprenticeships and talent management solutions.
UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT)
The skills and training authority for the UK fashion and textile industry, supporting workforce development through apprenticeships and qualifications.
Associate members
Career Development Institute
The professional body for all aspects of career development, supporting members across the UK and internationally.
Instructus Skills
UK’s Skills Sector Body for Pan-Sector skills.
Skills for Security
Part of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) working to improve both the skills and standard of professionalism in the security industry.
Member spotlight
We talk to some of our members about their work to drive the development of skills across their industries.
Justine Fosh
Chief Executive, Cogent Skills
Cogent Skills supports the skills, needs and ambitions of UK science and technology employers. In this feature CEO Justine Fosh describes the charity’s work and highlights the role of the science and technology sector in meeting net zero targets.
Ann Watson
Chief Executive, Enginuity
Enginuity supports employers in the engineering and manufacturing sector. In this feature CEO Ann Watson talks about the charity’s work and the exciting initiatives coming up.
John Rogers
Chief Executive, The Workforce Development Trust
We asked John Rogers, CEO of The Workforce Development Trust, about their work supporting employers across a range of industries including health, justice, hospitality and travel.
Phil Beach
Chair, Energy & Utility Skills
We asked Phil Beach, Chair of Energy & Utility Skills, about the organisation’s work supporting the major infrastructure companies within water, power, gas and waste management and the exciting projects that lie ahead.