Developing Higher Skills in the UK Workforce
Author | : Foundation Degree Forward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Business and education |
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Author | : Foundation Degree Forward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Business and education |
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Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2017-11-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264281398 |
This joint OECD-ILO report provides a comparative analysis of case studies focusing on improving skills use in the workplace across eight countries.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2008-03-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264043284 |
This report provides valuable insights into how labour policies can be expanded to meet economic development and social cohesion goals, while also reconciling national and local concerns.
Author | : Phillip Brown |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2001-09-20 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0191588350 |
Economic globalization has led to intense debates about the competitiveness of nations. Prosperity, social justice, and welfare are now seen to depend on the creation of a 'high skilled' workforce. This international consensus around high skills has led recent American presidents to claim themselves 'education presidents' and in Britain, Tony Blair has announced that 'talent is 21st-century wealth'. This view of knowledge-driven capitalism has led all the developed economies to increase numbers of highly-trained people in preparation for technical, professional, and managerial employment. But it also harbours the view that what we regard as a 'skilled' worker is being transformed. The pace of technological innovation, corporate restructuring, and the changing nature of work require a new configuration of skills described in the language of creativity, teamwork, employability, self-management, and lifelong learning. But is this optimistic account of a future of high-skilled work for all justified? This book draws on the findings of a major international comparative study of national routes to a 'high skills' economy in Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States, and includes data from interviews with over 250 key stakeholders. It is the first book to offer a comparative examination of 'high skill' policies -- a topic of major public debate that is destined to become of even greater importance in all the developed economies in the early decades of the twenty-first century.
Author | : Peter Hartley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2010-11-17 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1350306274 |
This book shows how Learning Development enhances the student experience and promotes active engagement. Written by staff from the UK's largest collaborative Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), the book includes important insights for everyone interested in supporting student retention, progression and success.
Author | : Akiko Sakamoto |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9789221323068 |
Author | : Great Britain: National Audit Office |
Publisher | : Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 2009-07-21 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780102963151 |
At a cost of £1.47 billion by March 2009, Train to Gain had supported employer-focused training for over one million learners, and had developed a skills brokerage service with which a majority of employers was satisfied. But while Train to Gain has achieved undoubted benefits for employers, the NAO has concluded that over its full lifetime the programme has not provided good value for money. Unrealistically ambitious initial targets and inconsistent implementation reduced the efficiency of the programme. Take up was much lower than expected at first, leading to underspending. Learners have nevertheless benefited from improved work skills at a basic level, and surveys of employers have provided evidence of improved business performance from the training. For many of the 554,100 learners who achieved a qualification it was their first qualification, giving them a boost in self-confidence as well as new employment skills. Some employers have reported that the training has led to improved business performance. Many of the 143,400 engagements with employers to provide advice on skills training were with 'hard to reach' businesses that had previously provided little or no training for their staff. Learners' success rates have varied substantially between training providers. In 2006-07, success rates ranged from 8 to 99 per cent for the largest 100 providers. A half of employers whose employees received training would have arranged similar training without public subsidy. The report concludes that the now strong demand for training should be used as an opportunity to focus resources on the areas of greatest need and on training with the highest quality providers.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2012-05-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264177337 |
This book presents a strategy that will help countries reach the goal of having and making the best use of a high-quality pool of skills.
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2006-05-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264012516 |
This book brings the reader information on innovative initiatives that have succeeded in bringing new skills to people formerly trapped in low-wage jobs in various OECD countries.
Author | : Wayne Turnbull |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Education (UK) |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2022-03-23 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0335250602 |
Credit is intertwined with higher education around the world and this book introduces and analyses the long-term effects that this connection brings. Structured in three parts, the book is grounded in experience, practitioner research and detailed policy analysis. The greater availability of credit in higher education is closely tied to policies of widening access and this book addresses current issues including the consequences of Brexit, standards in higher education and the management of mobile student learning. The contributors to this book: -Explore the development and integration of credit within institutional policy -Outline the systems of student progression and achievement, including methods of assessment and measurement -Examine the official account of credit, widening access and curriculum in the UK -Analyse how credit can facilitate flexibility in curriculum design The book is relevant to anyone engaged in educational development, academic policy and learner support. The breadth of contributions from across the UK ensures the variation in policies is mapped and charts the implications for learners. “Rarely does a text come along which tackles challenging, technical aspects of higher education and presents them in an accessible and creative way. “ Maureen McLaughlin, Academic Registrar, Northumbria University, UK “This is a scholarly and timely analysis of the development of systems for recognising academic credit within the context of widening access to higher education.” Dr Marie Stowell, Director of Quality and Educational Development, University of Worcester, UK “This book is required reading for anyone interested in the future of higher education in a rapidly changing world.” Dr Andy W. Smith, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education "It is hard to find enough words of praise for this excellent collection of essays.” Herman de Leeuw, Executive Director and Founder, Groningen Declaration Network Wayne Turnbull was Head of Academic Policy and is now a historian at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Harvey Woolf was Head of Academic Standards at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He is a founder member of the Student Assessment and Classification Working Group.