Confronting the Skills Paradox
An 18 month project with City & Guilds looking at participation in adult learning
"training"
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- final evaluation of the Employer Training Pilots Reveals v. high deadweight costs: "Given the penetration rate of around 4% by the end of August 2003, these estimates would suggest about 10% to 15% of the training is additional training, and about 85% to 90% is deadweight" from : duncanoleary 31st October 2006
- TES: Employers turn backs on skills 'New studies reveal huge shortfall of unqualified workers for low-grade jobs...employers are demanding more unqualified people to fill low-grade jobs. The latest figures from the Department for Trade and Indu-stry show the supply of people with qualifications at any level outstrips employer demand by almost five million. The latest figures from the Department for Trade and Indu-stry show the supply of people with qualifications at any level outstrips employer demand by almost five million.' from : duncanoleary 31st July 2007
- Training 'key in choice of boss' | BBC NEWS 'Graduates rate training and development more highly than the salary they will be paid, a poll suggests. Some 44% of respondents to the web poll for accountants Ernst and Young rated training opportunities most highly among potential first employers.' from : duncanoleary 22nd August 2007