Welcome to the latest episode of the Prospects Luminate podcast!

This is your monthly destination for in-depth conversations about the data, trends and research shaping how we think about early careers, employability, and the graduate labour market in the UK.

In this episode, Micha Smith talks to Jisc's labour market expert Charlie Ball about the UK Standard Skills Classification, published by Skills England late in 2025. At the time, Charlie described it as a 'gamechanger', so we thought we'd give him the opportunity to explain why universities, careers advisers, employers and labour market analysts should take particular notice of this development.

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View a transcript of this episode here:  www.luminate.prospects.ac.uk/podcast-charlie-ball-why-the-uk-standard-skills-classification-matters

Take a look at the UK Skills Explorer tool: https://skillsclassification.org  

Hosts: Micha Smith and Dan Mason, Prospects Luminate

Guest: Charlie Ball, head of labour market intelligence, Jisc

Prospects Luminate is part of Jisc.