Where will all the skilled workers come from?
A labour market crisis The UK has lots and lots (and lots) of jobs, but not enough people with the right skills to fill them.…
Mark Cosens
Personal Employment Accounts could provide a ‘golden thread’ to national, local and specialist provision
Plan for Jobs The government’s response to the unemployment crisis precipitated by Covid19 has been tremendous. There has been timely, significant and economy-saving investment in…
For over a decade, Traineeships have been in and out of favour with the government – How good are Traineeships?
What is a Traineeship? Programmes to help young people who want to access an Apprenticeship or job, but who don’t yet have the appropriate skills or experience. …
Seeing the Employment and Skills System for the (still falling) trees
While it’s not good to mix metaphors, amidst our challenges with Covid-19, the themes of woods, trees and reforestation seem apt. The lockdown(s) and social…
We now have a huge unemployment challenge, to go with our skills deficit and productivity problem
Employment Response to Coronavirus: An Independent Report Our minds adjust quickly, to major paradigm shifts. Phrases like ‘the new normal’ are becoming clichéd, but we’re…