Theme : demand
- Study: Are skills a cost or asset? Argues (1) Skills are valuable, (2) firms underinvest in skills despite this, (3) firms should have to report investment in training from : duncanoleary 1st February 2008
- Stumbling and Mumbling: Brown on skills Chris Dillow post with some good links on how people's skills are often over-used, rather than in under-supply, in the economy. from : duncanoleary 27th November 2007
- ALP Discussion Paper on Train to Gain (pdf) Contains criticism/suggested alterations to the TTG programme, referring to Level 2, more flexible funding, and a more responsive market. from : duncanoleary 20th September 2007
- NIACE: Adult-participation-in-learning.pdf (application/pdf Object) Shows that the longer ago someone was involved in learning, the less likely they are to (expect to) take part. from : duncanoleary 7th September 2007
- Adults fail to see the benefits of investing in training 'Although most adults in England think training is worthwhile less than one in four are investing in it. A survey by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills found that 57% of adults in England think training is a worthwhile investment of time and money. But there are wide regional variations with 65% of respondents in the West Midlands saying investing in training is worthwhile compared to 50% of those polled in the North West.' from : duncanoleary 5th September 2007
- Half of Adults Reognise Value of Training - 30 Aug 2007 'Over half (57%) of adults consider training a worthwhile investment of time and money, while a quarter are currently involved in training, a government survey shows...Nearly half of the more than 17000 surveyed (48%) weren’t aware of the financial return on investment which learning can offer' from : duncanoleary 31st August 2007
- Job Matching in the UK and Europe - Skills for Business Report (pdf) Looks at relevance of skills in relation to the jobs people are doing. Good measure of responsiveness of the system. Also identifies: 'organisations who resource themselves with low wage and low skill employees because consistent consumer demand for low quality products and services means that this is a viable business model.' from : duncanoleary 6th August 2007
- Skills Training for a More Comepetive Economy: Tory Policy Review (pdf) Tories skills report. Recommends: 'Brokers are currently employed by the taxpayer (within T2G) but we recommend that...any brokers who do not become employees of the CAS should join the private sector and become licensed and regulated competitors to the CAS In contrast to the largely supply-driven Train to Gain programme, their revenue should in the long term depend upon their placement performance in respect of appropriately accredited training courses, in order to avoid deadweight cost' from : duncanoleary 2nd August 2007
- Education & Skills Select Committe report on post 16 learning (2007) (pdf) Report following Leitch. Key points: - change funding to reflect credit system - concerns over targets: focus on 'quick wins' rather than hardest to reach - concerns over pre-level 1 funding + provision - concerns over ESOL changes - concerns over SSCs signing off qualifications leaving them unsuitable from : duncanoleary 2nd August 2007
- 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
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