IER News & blogs
Report on the skills needed by Connexions Personal Advisers to develop internet-based guidance available
Jenny Bimrose, Sally-Anne Barnes and Graham Attwell have just completed a project funded by CfBT Education Trust investigating the demand from young people for internet-based guidance, together with the readiness of Connexions services to deliver. The full report and an executive summary are now available to download from the .
Bernard Casey comments on demographic ageing and the labour market
As part of the Festival of Social Sciences Alan has started a blog. He will be blogging about his research on changing occupational identities, continuing vocational training and skill formation.
Professor Rob Wilson presenting at the Skillsnet expert workshop, 7-8 May 2009
Rob Wilson will be presenting at the Skillsnet expert workshop 'Employers’ surveys on skill needs Feasibility work' in Milan, Italy. The workshop is organised by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and its international network on early identification of skill needs ’Skillsnet’ () in cooperation with Gruppo CLAS. The workshop includes experts who have direct experience with employers’/enterprise surveys related to the identification of skill needs.