When:

11th December 2008, 10:00AM

Where:

Demos, 3rd Floor Magdalen House, 136 Tooley St, London SE1 2TU

David Lammy MP – Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (Download his talk here - 7mb, mp3)
David Willetts MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities & Skills (Download his talk here - 6mb, mp3)
Andrew Sich – Head of Corporate Affairs, City & Guilds (Download his talk here - 3mb, mp3)
Don Macdonald – Director of Work and Learning Services, St Mungo’s (Download his talk here - 4mb, mp3)
Richard Reeves – Director, Demos (Chair)

Demos is pleased to launch a new report on adult learning, The Skills Paradox.

Britain is facing a vicious cycle in skills. High skill levels are worth more in labour markets than ever before. Yet millions in the UK still lack even basic working skills, and the people most likely to take part in training schemes are those who are already well-qualified. The Skills Paradox argues that we need a coherent new skills strategy to reverse this trend and overcome the barriers which people face in gaining access to training skills.

David Willetts MP, David Lammy MP, and Don Macdonald of St Mungo's, and Andrew Sich of City and Guilds will debate the policy recommendations of the report in a discussion chaired by Demos’ Director Richard Reeves.

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