Sara Mosavi is a research manager at UKCES, working primarily on the UK Futures Programme. Sara joined UKCES in November 2014, after spending three years as editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Embodying Sheffield’s industrial past, Krantech manufacture complex structures for clients in the oil and gas sector among others. When the company was looking to recruit more young people Paul Wright, one of the directors, took advantage of Skills Made Easy, …
Between December 2014 and April 2015, Ipsos MORI surveyed 100 Captains of Industry and followed up with 20 in-depth interviews on behalf of UKCES, focusing on management and leadership skills. Captains are executive board-level directors and chairs from the top …
On 9 July UKCES Commissioners, staff and guests were kindly hosted by Lord Kenneth Baker in the House of Lords for our annual review. We had a star-studded line-up of speakers, and even the beautiful British summer made an appearance. In …
The UK’s productivity puzzle has politicians, economists and commentators scratching their heads. While the economic recovery has been marked by rising employment, productivity growth has not followed. In fact, had productivity continued to rise at the pre-recession rate, it would …
This is part of a series of short articles explaining the labour market, technical jargon, and the skills system. The following is based on a recent literature review commissioned by UKCES and completed by Professor David Smallbone of Kingston University. …
This post originally appeared on Real Business. You asked your boss to trust you with it. You told him it’s a great idea that could bring huge returns to your company. But hundreds of thousands of pounds and countless hours …
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