Innovate UK Talent & Skills Connect
Bringing together businesses, educators, and innovators to shape the UK’s future innovation workforce. Access insight, connect with partners, and explore opportunities across the UK’s talent and skills ecosystem.
What is Innovate UK Talent & Skills Connect?
Talent & Skills Connect brings together businesses, educators, training providers, and innovators who are helping to build the UK’s future workforce. It makes it easier to find partners, access insight and explore opportunities across the UK’s talent and skills ecosystem.
We support organisations by:
- Sharing insight on emerging workforce needs
- Highlighting projects that improve access to talent
- Connecting partners working on skills and training
- Bringing together people working to address challenges across the UK’s skills system
Through the Talent & Skills Connect community, you can:
- Access research, insight, and practical resources.
- Join webinars, roundtables, and community events.
- Connect with organisations facing similar challenges.
- Explore opportunities across the skills and talent landscape.
- Share your work and contribute to strengthen the UK’s education and skills system.
Organisations get involved in different ways depending on their focus. This includes partnering on resources, creating learning experiences for those pursuing STEM careers, connecting educators with innovative businesses, and showcasing approaches to workforce development.
Talent & Skills Connect helps create a more collaborative, accessible, and cohesive talent and skills ecosystem, supporting the people and organisations behind the UK’s future workforce.
The Talent & Skills Connect Partner Directory
Our partner community brings together organisations committed to improving innovation skills and talent across the UK. Members include businesses, educators, training providers, public bodies, and innovators working to build a strong, inclusive skills ecosystem. Explore the directory to discover partners, connect with new collaborators, and share opportunities.
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Innovate UK Programmes
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Supporting researchers to develop cutting-edge ideas and build the UK’s future innovation workforce.
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Workforce Foresighting
Using insight and research to identify emerging skills needs and help organisations prepare for future workforce challenges.
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No Limits
Supporting young people to develop their skills, explore new opportunities and connect with peers across the UK.
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Innovation Hub
Bringing together innovators, educators and employers to share insight, collaborate on skills challenges and strengthen the UK talent pipeline.
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Resources
Talent and Skills Conference 2025
View insights for the future of the UK’s talent and skills ecosystem.
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Talent and Skills Connect Apprenticeship Focus report
View insights from the Talent & Skills Connect Apprenticeship Focus event.
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Talent and Skills Connect celebration event report
View our celebration event report to learn about how the community came together to connect.
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People, skills and purpose: Shaping the UK’s innovation ecosystem together
The Innovate UK Talent & Skills Connect Conference 2025 brought together leaders from industry, education, and government to address a central question: How can the UK build a world-class innovation workforce?
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12/11/2025
Building the Future of Innovation: Skills Hubs in Action
Talent and Skills Connect brought together experts leading the charge in developing the UK’s skills infrastructure through innovative Skills Hubs.
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11/12/2025
Innovate UK Talent & Skills Connect Webinar Series
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Let's work together
Take the first step in making a commitment by getting in touch with Innovate UK today. Help grow the UK’s innovation Talent and Skills pipeline.