Research Archive - Page 16 of 43 - Education and Employers

October 22, 2018

Not for them: Why aren’t teenagers applying for apprenticeships?

October 22, 2018

By GKP (published September 2018) This report from Gerard Kelly & Partners surveyed 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 16-18 to understand why apprenticeships remain unpopular amongst young people. Despite the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in 2017 and a renewed focus from government ministers, apprenticeship numbers fell by 59% in the year to August 2017 […]

October 22, 2018

Perceptions of Vocational and Technical Qualifications

October 22, 2018

By Ofqual (published July 2017) This 2017 Ofqual report investigates the perceptions of employers, training providers and learners towards Functional Skill Qualifications (FSQs), End-Point Assessments (EPAs) and a wide range of other Vocational and Technical Qualifications (VTQs). Three separate surveys with 2070 employers, 532 training providers and 604 learners were conducted. Perceptions of FSQs and […]

October 22, 2018

Constructing the Future: How the skills needed for success in the workplace are changing

October 22, 2018

By Work Foundation and City & Guilds Group (published September 2018) In this new report by the Work Foundation and City & Guilds the authors examine how new technologies in the UK construction industry are shaping skill-demands and training. The UK construction industry is reported to be struggling to attract young people and fill positions […]

September 27, 2018

How do young people’s dreams for the future compare with reality later in life?

September 27, 2018

Analysis from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown that not only is there a difference between dreams and reality, this difference is sizeable. By comparing the ambitions of those aged 16 to 21 in 2011 with the current occupations of 22 to 29-year-olds the ONS has found a reality gap with what really […]

September 26, 2018

Insights into skill shortages and skill mismatch: Learning from Cedefop’s European skills and jobs survey

September 26, 2018

Cedefop Using Cedefop’s 2014 European skills and jobs (ESJ) survey, which covers around 49,000 EU employees, this report investigates the current state of skills shortages and mismatches within the European jobs market. The survey collected information on the match of individual’s skills with those they needed by their jobs at the time they were hired. […]

September 26, 2018

Omnibus survey of pupils and their parents/carers. Research report wave 4.

September 26, 2018

Department for Education In this new report from the Department for Education (DfE), the authors present the findings from the fourth wave of the omnibus survey of pupils and their parents/carers in England. Data was gathered from school pupils aged 11-17 (years 7-13), attending a state funded secondary school across England, and their parents or […]

September 26, 2018

Do Apprenticeships Pay? Evidence for England

September 26, 2018

CVER Researchers from the Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER) have investigated whether doing an apprenticeship is economically beneficial for young people in the short term. The research, composed of a cohort of 565,000 students who left compulsory education in 2002-2003, analyses the earning between they were around 22/23 years to when they were 27/28 […]

September 26, 2018

Skills for a global Future

September 26, 2018

NCVER In this latest National VET Research discussion paper, the authors explore how emerging technological, economic and demographic changes will affect the Australian jobs market. Automation, the increasing shift to a service economy and an aging population are identified as three key factors that will shape which skills and attributes will be most desirable for […]

September 26, 2018

Reforming technical education: Employers’ views of T Levels

September 26, 2018

CIPD In this new report from the CIPD, the authors shine a light on employers’ views and attitudes to T Levels, investigating: employers’ current level of awareness; what they would like to see from T Levels and whether they have the capacity to support the work placement element; and their likely response to T Levels […]

September 26, 2018

The economic impact of Digital Inclusion in the UK. A report for the Good Foundation

September 26, 2018

Centre for Economic and Business Research This report by the Good Foundation focusses on the costs and associated benefits of ensuring that all UK adults learn Basic Digital Skills. The research was designed to establish the likely investment required in order to achieve a fully digitally included society and to estimate the benefits that will go […]