About Us
Workforce and education systems around the world are full of big promises and variable delivery. The Skills Agenda exists to change the conversation and then help amplify it through informative analysis and specialist journalism.
We are an independent global intelligence service covering skills, apprenticeships, workforce development and lifelong learning. It is the editorial policy of the publication not to accept advertising or commercial sponsorship for any of our output.
We are supported solely by reader subscriptions and external investment.
For the Global Skills Wire, our reporting spans five regions — Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East & Africa, and international organisations — with our skills policy correspondents tracking the policies, investments and innovations that are quietly reshaping how the world learns and works.
Guest writers are invited to publish on the platform, particularly where they can provide fresh insights into the future of work. Get in touch if that’s you!
In a nutshell: Today’s intelligence, tomorrow’s workforce.
Meet the Team
The Skills Agenda was founded by Tom Bewick, a policy consultant, researcher and writer with over 25 years’ experience working across government, the private sector and civil society to advance inclusion in the labour market through apprenticeships, leadership programmes and major demand-side innovations, such as being the main architect of UK-wide sector skills councils.
Tom continues to write his own UK-focused analysis alongside a network of specialist correspondents who cover international developments twice weekly through the Global Skills Wire (for paid subscribers only).
Stay tuned for more creative content additions later in 2026, including The Skills Agenda podcast and special live events.
An honorary professorial fellow at the Warwick University Institute for Employment Research, Tom’s academic book, Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work: A Historical Political Analysis, is published by Bristol University Press.
Do you have a story for The Skills Agenda?
Depending on your country/region, please email any story or media requests to the team press bureau:
UK/Ireland, tom.bewick@theskillsagenda.com
Asia-Pacific, rachel.nguyen@theskillsagenda.com
European Union, marco.visser@theskillsagenda.com
Americas, carlos.medina@theskillsagenda.com
Middle East & Africa, aisha.khalil@theskillsagenda.com
International Organisations, james.okonkwo@theskillsagenda.com
What You Receive
Free subscribers receive:
• Occasional public posts
• Access to community discussion on skills policy debates worldwide
Paid subscribers unlock:
• Access to all published posts, including the main archive
• The ability to directly message the Editor-in-Chief and receive a personal response
• Access to expert webinars and exclusive content
Founding ‘Skills Champion’ subscribers receive all of the above, plus:
• A free signed copy of Tom’s book
• A 30-minute one-to-one Zoom conversation with Tom to discuss a skills policy issue of your choice.
Get in Touch
For speaking engagements, conference facilitation or other general enquiries, email: info@theskillsagenda.com
UK and International consulting assignments and other commercial projects are delivered through Education, Training & Business (ETB) Associates Ltd.
[Coming Soon] Our international advisory and consulting work is supported through a growing global network of senior partners and associates. Head over to www.theskillsagenda.com for more details.
