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This report highlights a series of issues related to the question of qualifications and the recognition of skills. The experience of migrants in the United Kingdom varies in relation to their different communities, histories, and ethnic and cultural dimensions and this report is but a snapshot of some of the issues and initiatives emerging in relation to skills-related issues. The report focuses on migrants who have recently arrived and who have not moved to the United Kingdom with a permanent job contract or professional position. The argument presented is that migrants are confronted with a context of social exclusion and poorly regulated labour markets that creates a serious gap in terms of what they are doing within the labour market and what they are actually capable of doing, with most working below their qualifications and skill thresholds. The report identifies that one of the major problems is a lack of consistent 'joined up' thinking between regulatory actors and agents who deal with such issues. This leads to an inability to create a more inclusive and supportive approach in terms of allowing migrants to reference and build on their skills and qualifications. The report points to the way the new learning agenda has engaged with such issues within the labour movement and provided a new template for trade union strategy.