Sector Skills Councils, working with others, have a key role promoting ‘what works’ for employers in terms of diversity, while also tackling the skills infrastructure.

They can make the case for diversity, support targeted training, and embed diversity strategically through occupational standards, qualifications frameworks and the labour market intelligence that shapes future priorities at sector-level.

It is early days in terms of translating this potential into established reality, although there are some excellent programmes already in place and foundations of future activity emerging.

Press Release 6 March 08