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Rob Wilson to contribute at Cedefop Skillnet workshop in Thessaloniki
Rob Wilson will contribute at the next Cedefop Skillnet workshop in Thessaloniki on 14-15 June. This is part an ongoing series focussed on the Cedefop Pan European Skills Forecasting work. This project is now in its second year. The initial results from the first year of the work programme, presenting the first comprehensive for the whole of Europe, were published at the start of 2010. The current work programme is designed to extend and improve on these results. Further details are available on the .
Rob Wilson presented at the 'New Skills Network' event
IER seminar 'Older Women's Work and Learning Pathways'
IER hosted a seminar on 25 May entitled 'Older Women's Work and Learning Pathways: transition and adaptability'. Professor Jenny Bimrose and two IER Associate Fellows, Professor Mark Watson from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa and Dr Mary McMahon from The University of Brisbane in Australia co-presented. The seminar presented initial findings from international, ongoing research in the UK, South Africa, Australia and Italy into the career trajectories of older women and the careers support they have experienced (or would like to have experienced) throughout their life-course.
