Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Why do we bother with skills?

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Marguerita Lane, a Senior Economic Consultant at London Economics, looks at the impact of literacy, numeracy and computer skills on ear...
Monday, 21 March 2016

CVER – one year on

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Sandra McNally, CVER's Director, reflects on the first year of the Centre for Vocational Education Research, and looks ahead The BI...
Friday, 29 January 2016

Why do we bother with qualifications?

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Simon Field, Senior Analyst, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills, on the relationship between qualifications and skills  After a...
Tuesday, 5 January 2016

The labour market effects of academic and vocational education over the life cycle: Evidence from a British cohort

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Giorgio Brunello and Lorenzo Rocco from the University of Padova look at the benefits and costs of academic and vocational education ove...
Friday, 20 November 2015

The impact of youth unemployment on adult employment trajectories

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Dr Stefan Speckesser and Vahe Nafilyan, from the Institute for Employment Studies, look at patterns of young people's movement into and...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Apprenticeships improve employment prospects, but do they help to grow local economies?

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Following the publication of the latest evidence review on the effect of apprenticeships by the What Works Centre for Local Economic Grow...
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Friday, 17 July 2015

The apprenticeship levy: employers’ reluctance to contribute to apprentice training costs leaves government little choice

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CVER's Hilary Steedman looks at how the UK government is tackling the issue of employers' contributions towards the cost of appre...