The Working Group is concerned with UK policy on ensuring development of digital skills that address regional needs, sector boundaries, and rapid technological change, while recognising challenges such as funding constraints and regulatory frameworks. The goal is to shape resilient education and training policies that meet accelerating demand and support a digitally capable, future-ready society.

Digital skills delivery includes all skills that have relevance in a digital age.  The pace of change in the skills needed by employers and in the use of technology by leading course and content providers to transform education and training have often outstripped the ability of national planning, forecasting and budgeting processes to respond.

Consequently, the gap between best practice and that encouraged or mandated by public funding and regulatory bodies is widening. Processes to prepare individuals for a single career/profession for life via full time degrees should be adapted towards lifelong education and training for a world of continuous professional development and flexible career paths. The need for change is recognised by government and the main political parties but resilient solutions are complex and also require local access to world-class, globally networked online materials and assessment tools, faster connections and infrastructure investment.