§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the Departments which are involved and the nature of their involvement in developing a national strategy for the delivery of management training and development. [123553]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonMy right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Secretary of State for Education and Employment have jointly sponsored the formation of the Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership to undertake the development of a national strategy for Management and Leadership Development. The Council was officially launched on 4 April 2000.
The aim of the Council is:
To ensure that the UK is able to develop the managers and leaders of the future to match the best in the world. To sustain the UK's competitive performance, this must be achieved in both the public and private sectors".The Council proposes to pursue this aim by:
- (a) identifying key issues for management and leadership in England in consultation with the Management Councils established in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to make proposals to address them;
- (b) identifying key stakeholders and challenging them to take action on the basis of the investigations undertaken by the Council and its members;
520W - (c) articulating a vision for management development, in particular by developing a management development strategy for the UK, which incorporates leadership issues and specifically addresses the needs of SMEs;
- (d) reviewing the quality, relevance and support for management and leadership education and training;
- (e)monitoring progress on issues identified by the Council as in need of action; and
- (f) reporting annually to Government and to stakeholders on the progress of those responsible for taking action.