The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment by the leadership of a company or organisation to support all its employees to develop their basic skills, including literacy and numeracy, and work towards relevant, valuable qualifications to at least level 2 (equivalent to five good GCSEs).
The following table indicates the number of organisations who have signed the Skills Pledge in each month since it was launched in 2007:
Month Total employers1 960 June to December 2007 2— January 2008 280 February 2008 890 March 2008 460 April 2008 500 May 2008 630 June 2008 960 July 2008 1,250 August 2008 890 September 2008 820 October 2008 1,550 November 2008 1,120 December 2008 970 January 2009 1,530 February 2009 1,660 March 2009 1,840 April 2009 730 May 2009 1,030 June 2009 1,010 July 2009 860 August 2009 740 September 2009 1,100 October 2009 930 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 10. 2 Data not available month by month for this period. Notes: 1. Table shows the number of employers who have formally signed the Skills Pledge in the month shown. 2. Data sourced from Learning and Skills Council December 2009.