Skills England publication: Skills for AI – What works for AI upskilling in the UK
Skills England, in collaboration with Dr Nisreen Ameen through a British Academy funded fellowship, has published a series of reports titled Skills for AI: What works for AI upskilling in the UK.
Building on the 2025 report AI Skills for the UK Workforce, these reports shift the focus from diagnosis to delivery, providing evidence on what works for AI upskilling across sectors.
They identify key barriers to effective upskilling and offer practical principles, case studies, and tools to help employers develop AI workforce capability.
The ‘Skills for AI (SKAI) research programme’ shows that AI is becoming embedded in everyday working life across the UK, but organisations face challenges in training their workforce to fully realise its benefits. The research translates evidence from workshops, survey evidence and real-world case studies into four connected outputs:
- an employer guide
- supporting case studies
- an insight briefing based on research
- a research evidence, analysis, and methodology report.
It proposes a framework called ‘PRIMES’ and practical guidance for employers to build inclusive AI training programmes to ensure their staff use AI effectively, safely, and responsibly.
To read the reports visit: www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-for-ai-what-works-for-ai-upskilling-in-the-uk
