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Theme : skills
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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
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Training 'key in choice of boss' | BBC NEWS
'Graduates rate training and development more highly than the salary they will be paid, a poll suggests.
Some 44% of respondents to the web poll for accountants Ernst and Young rated training opportunities most highly among potential first employers.'
from : duncanoleary
22nd August 2007
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IT skills surveys show crisis deepens
'Surveys released by sector skills body, e-Skills UK and recruitment firm ReThink Recruitment suggest the IT skills gap is widening along geographical, as well as technology, lines.
The quarterly e-Skills UK report looking at demand and supply for IT skilled workers identified a shortage of senior programmers that it said was likely to worsen over the next six months.'
from : duncanoleary
15th August 2007
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Skills Survey 2007: Staffing crisis deepens - Skills & Careers - Breaking Business and Technology Ne
'The IT skills crisis is deepening, according to exclusive silicon.com research.
The ninth annual Skills Survey reveals employers are finding it increasingly difficult to fill IT positions in their organisations.
Half (48 per cent) of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed there is a skills crisis. And 45 per cent said there are IT jobs in their business they are unable to fill.'
from : duncanoleary
13th August 2007
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Learning and Skills Council survey finds just half of adults would spend £1,000 Adult Learning Grant
'Young adults have admitted they would spend their £1,000-a-year learning grant on going to the pub, rather than purchasing new books, a survey has revealed.
The ALG is intended to be a helping hand for adults who want to learn more skills, but have certain financial worries.
But 18% of the 1,600 adults surveyed by the LSC said they would spend their part of the £35m initiative on going out, rather than on learning materials such as books or computer equipment.'
from : duncanoleary
13th August 2007
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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
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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
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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
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TES: Ministers 'misled' on profits of skills
Michael Davis, head of the Centre for Enterprise at the University of Southampton, argues that the role of skills training as a force for economic gain has been exaggerated, while factors such as investment in the country's infrastructure have been downplayed.
His analysis is part of a series of studies for the Scottish Parliament, which has rejected what it sees as the narrow demand-led approach to funding further and adult education taken in England.
from : duncanoleary
31st July 2007
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Managing Diversity in the Workplace
'People who are self-employed or own their own business are being excluded from skills initiatives and have been left out of the new skills agenda, according to a new report.
A study by the SFEDI backs up calls from the Institute for Employment Studies for the government to ensure that Train to Gain and other schemes reach smaller firms, disabled workers, carers, jobless households and other 'hard to reach' employers and staff.'
from : duncanoleary
26th July 2007
