Confronting the Skills Paradox
An 18 month project with City & Guilds looking at participation in adult learning
"work"
3 items tagged with this theme in this project. Find more on this theme : » show items from across the site
- Want better workers? Then offer better jobs Argues that the ubiquity of poor jobs is leading to low aspirations in education: 'As the labour market offers more and more low-paid, low-skilled and insecure employment, there seems to be a corresponding tit-for-tat between employer and employee about who can offer the other the least. "It's only a temporary position I'm afraid, with no hope of advancement." "Great. Sounds perfect for me, because I'm surly and I can't read."' from : duncanoleary 23rd August 2006
- Arts students 'plan careers less' Arts and humanities students are much less likely to have made plans for working after university and expect less well-paid jobs, suggests research. The UK Graduate Careers Survey examined students' expectations of the graduate job market - and found a much more confident, work-focused, approach from students on work-related courses. from : duncanoleary 8th May 2007
- Stumbling and Mumbling: Unemployment kills Link to some research which finds that 'We find that job displacement leads to a 15-20% increase in death rates during the following 20 years.' from : duncanoleary 4th December 2007