What can be done to improve compliance with the Baker clause?
The Baker clause: One year on In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the need to improve the technical education system in…
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£100 Million per year: The Cost of Futureproofing Northern Ireland’s Education and Training System
A leading think-tank has calculated that the cost of preparing Northern Ireland’s economy for the future challenges of an ageing population and automation, to be…
“Lifelong Learning Revolution” Needed to Tackle 210,000 Worker Gap
By 2030, the number of pensioners per 100 working age adults in Northern Ireland will increase from 26 to 30, causing significant pressures on public…
Podcast with IPPR’s Michael Jacobs on alternate ways to increase productivity
We have a great chat with Michael Jacobs, Chair of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice about alternate ways to increase productivity. Michael was a…
Will Brexit make the construction skills shortage even worse?
Building Britain’s Future? The construction workforce after #Brexit The construction industry is of vital strategic importance to the UK. A healthy construction industry will be…
Five-fold increase in number of students disclosing a mental health condition
Over the past 10 years the number of students disclosing a mental health condition to their institution has increased dramatically (94%), according to a new…
Government wasting time by chasing after non-existent student visa overstayers, says IPPR
International students coming to the UK to study now generate more than £25 billion for the economy and provide a significant boost to regional jobs…
Another lost decade? Building a skills system for the economy of the 2030s
#Skills2030 – The UK economy is set to undergo significant change in the coming years. The impact of rapidly advancing technology, an ageing population and…
IPPR report on transitions at 14 – a missed opportunity
When the IPPR published their interim report “Transitions at 14” in September 2016, I was encouraged to see high quality research data which backed up…
IPPR calls for VET investment to tackle ‘persistently high youth unemployment’
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think-tank has called for more investment in vocational education and training (VET) to create clearer school-to-work pathways for…