Welcome to the home page of the Policy Action Team on Skills. Our purpose is to examine the reasons why many people in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have low skill levels, and to make recommendations about how they might be improved. More information on our role is available in About Us. Following an intensive programme of consultation, research and visits, we have now published our final report (see below). Please note the report, SKILLS FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL: Local Solutions is also available to download. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to the consultation process, particularly via this site. SKILLS FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL: Local Solutions Final Report of the Policy Action Team on Skills Published December 1999 Front Cover Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Executive Summary and Recommendations Chapter 3 - Skills for what? Chapter 4 - Skills and social disadvantage Chapter 5 - Improving Skills Chapter 6 - What is going wrong? Annex A - Area Case Studies Annex Ai - Moss Side/Hulme Annex Aii - Peterlee Annex Aiii - Hackney Annex Aiv - Hemsworth/ "SESKU" Annex B - Selected comments received on the PAT's website Annex C - Members of the Policy Action Team Annex D - Organisations represented on the Consultative Groups Annex E - Organisations consulted Annex F - Bibliography Social Exclusion Unit The National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal - Policy Action Team Audit

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