Publication Database

UKCES Employer Skills Survey 2015: UK report

28-Jan-16

UK Commission for Employment and Skills

UK results from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills' (UKCES) Employer Skills Survey 2015 of 91,000 employers.�

Employment, training, and skills

A Winning Personality

14-Jan-16

The Sutton Trust

Report from the Sutton Trust examining the association between family background and characteristics related to personality and aspirations, and between these characteristics and adult career attainmen. It finds 'highly extroverted� adults more likely to earn over �40,000 a year and found that those with these qualities are much less likely to come from poorer backgrounds.The report explores whether character traits which may be shaped by a child�s background could be holding disadvantaged youngsters back in their future careers.

Employment, training, and skills

Secret agent: Agency workers in the new world of work

01-Dec-15

Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation has released a report into the current state of agency workers in the UK today.

Employment, training, and skills

Number of young people sick and unable to work has increased by a fifth�in five years

01-Dec-15

Reform

Reform has published a new report, Employment and Support Allowance: the case for change, which calls for structural reform of the ESA benefit.

Employment, training, and skills

UK skills levels and international competitiveness 2014

22-Oct-15

UK Commission for Employment and Skills

A report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) providing an assessment of the current and future trends in the UK�s skill profile compared to OECD member states.

Employment, training, and skills

City of London Business Traineeship Programme 2015

01-Oct-15

City of London

By reaching out to state schools and colleges across inner�London the scheme delivered by the Brokerage Citylink is able to recruit high-achieving and�motivated students from a variety of backgrounds, giving�them the chance to compete for more than 100 paid�placements every year.In turn, City firms are introduced to an untapped and�diverse talent pool of competent�young people. The programme helps them to achieve their Corporate Social�Responsibility and Diversity Recruitment initiatives in an�effective and cost effective way, as well as providingemployers with early access to the next generation of�exciting, diverse City professionals.

Employment, training, and skills

Business and Education Survey: Make work experience a national priority

01-Oct-15

British Chamber of Commerce

The Business and Education survey is a key part of the British Chamber of Commerce Network's �bridging the gap� campaign, which is aimed at preparing young people for work and ensuring businesses have the skills they need. This survey builds on the BCC Workforce Survey 2014 which found that 88% of businesses think school leavers are unprepared for the workplace. In particular, businesses felt young people lack basic employability skills such as communication skills, resilience and insight into how to act appropriately in the workplace.

Employment, training, and skills

Home Advantage

01-Sep-15

The Sutton Trust

Published by the Sutton Trust, it analyses the current housing situation for the young and employed in London and offers innovative solutions to the crisis.�

Employment, training, and skills

Over-qualification and skills mismatch in the graduate labour market

18-Aug-15

CIPD

Comparisons across Europe suggest that graduate over-qualification is a particular problem for the UK, with 58.8% of UK graduates in non-graduate jobs � a percentage only exceeded by Greece and Estonia. The CIPD commissioned this report to examine the available evidence on the extent to which graduates are over-qualified and over-skilled for the current labour market and the ways in which the labour market and occupations may have adapted to the growing supply of graduates.�

Employment, training, and skills

Skills Commission's Guide to the Skills System

01-Jul-15

Skills Commission

The Guide comes from the Skills Commission, an independent group of leading experts and opinion formers from the education and skills sector, with ten years in researching skills and further education to help form crucial policies.

Employment, training, and skills