Automotive Skills
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Automotive Skills Limited is an English registered charity and one of 25 Sector Skills Councils
http://www.sscalliance.org/ (SSC), responsible for the retail motor industry, awarded a licensed by the then secretary of state at the Department for Education and Skills, the Rt Hon Charles Clarke
MP, in February 2004 http://www.automotiveskills.org.uk/auto/docs/Licence%20Release.pdf.
The SSC suffered a fraud at the hands of its finance manager, which was discovered in 2006 http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=2939241. Subsequently, Automotive Skills' SSC license was transferred to the Institute of the Motor Industry in September 2007 http://www.motor.org.uk/news/articles/imi-will-focus-on-five-big-wins-as-the-new-sector-skills-council-331.htmlhttp://www.motortrader.com/25831/IMI-named-as-government-sector.ehtml. The Institute uses the Automotive Skills brand, although the separate charity still exists http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1015461.
The SSC had a contract with the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA)http://www.ssda.org.uk/, which was replaced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
(UKCES)http://www.ukces.org.uk/ on 1 April 2008. One role of the UKCES will be to manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils
, advising Ministers on their re-licensing http://www.ukces.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=1.
The members of Automotive Skills Limited appointed liquidators PJ Clark and PD Williams of corporate restructuring organisation MCR http://www.mcr.uk.com/, on 24 July 2008 http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/58787/pages/11884.
Sector Skills Councils
Sector Skills Councils are state-sponsored, employer-led organisations that cover specific economic sectors in the United Kingdom. They have four key goals:* to reduce skills gaps and shortages* to improve productivity...
http://www.sscalliance.org/ (SSC), responsible for the retail motor industry, awarded a licensed by the then secretary of state at the Department for Education and Skills, the Rt Hon Charles Clarke
Charles Clarke
Charles Rodway Clarke is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Norwich South from 1997 until 2010, and served as Home Secretary from December 2004 until May 2006.-Early life:...
MP, in February 2004 http://www.automotiveskills.org.uk/auto/docs/Licence%20Release.pdf.
The SSC suffered a fraud at the hands of its finance manager, which was discovered in 2006 http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news?articleid=2939241. Subsequently, Automotive Skills' SSC license was transferred to the Institute of the Motor Industry in September 2007 http://www.motor.org.uk/news/articles/imi-will-focus-on-five-big-wins-as-the-new-sector-skills-council-331.htmlhttp://www.motortrader.com/25831/IMI-named-as-government-sector.ehtml. The Institute uses the Automotive Skills brand, although the separate charity still exists http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1015461.
The SSC had a contract with the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA)http://www.ssda.org.uk/, which was replaced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is a non-departmental public body that provides advice on skills and employment policy to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.-History:...
(UKCES)http://www.ukces.org.uk/ on 1 April 2008. One role of the UKCES will be to manage the performance of the Sector Skills Councils
Sector Skills Councils
Sector Skills Councils are state-sponsored, employer-led organisations that cover specific economic sectors in the United Kingdom. They have four key goals:* to reduce skills gaps and shortages* to improve productivity...
, advising Ministers on their re-licensing http://www.ukces.org.uk/Default.aspx?page=1.
The members of Automotive Skills Limited appointed liquidators PJ Clark and PD Williams of corporate restructuring organisation MCR http://www.mcr.uk.com/, on 24 July 2008 http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/58787/pages/11884.