1) The document discusses employer investment in skills development in both the UK and India. It outlines agreements between UKCES and Indian organizations like NSDC to share best practices on sector skills councils and standards development. 2) It summarizes the changing political context in the UK with a new coalition government that strongly supports international collaboration on skills but has reduced public funding, requiring a more market-led approach. 3) UKCES's strategic objectives are outlined to raise skills and drive jobs growth by enhancing vocational training, galvanizing industries to improve workforce skills, and helping unemployed and disadvantaged people find opportunities. UKCES will invest in sector skills councils where there is strong employer leadership and ambition.

1. Working together to develop effective Employer Investment in SkillsFICCI: 4th Global Skills SummitFederation House, New Delhi, India15 September 2011Simon PerrymanExecutive Director

2. Building SSC Partnership and CollaborationChris Humphries' presentation on SSCs 2009

3. Moving from concept to delivery 2010

4. Memorandum of Understanding between NSDC and UKCES

5. British Council support and development of UKIERI 2

6. Technical collaboration on SSC and standards development

7. NSDC visit to UK

8. Workshops to support SSC development in India

9. Sharing good practice 2011

10. UK SSCs visit counterparts in India for workshop on good practice

11. Agreement of joint work plan for 2011/12SSCs here from the UK

12. The Changing Context in the UKCoalition Government led by David Cameron

13. Strong support for international collaboration on skills