Career development
At this time of year, hospitality businesses are at full stretch, hosting holiday makers enjoying the British summer and making sure we are all having memorable holidays. But like other sectors, their trade is subject to seasonal peaks and troughs. …
Looking to explore a stat about employment and skills in under a minute? You've come to the right place: One Minute Monday takes a fact or statistic from UKCES research and serves it up to you in sixty seconds or less. It …
Over the last few weeks, we've been using the UKCES blog to highlight thoughts and reflections from some of the young people who worked with us this summer. As well as our longer-term Apprentices, graduate internship programmes and short-term work experience placements, …
As well as our longer-term Apprentices and graduate internships programmes, UKCES hosts a range of work experience placements for those at all stages of education - from schools up to college and throughout university. Over the next few weeks, we'll …
Is a ‘career’ a string of jobs which we retrospectively say were all part of a masterplan? I don’t think so, certainly not for most of us. For me, the key element which makes a string of jobs a career …
In our latest guest blog, Dr Jan Germen Janmaat, reader in Comparative Social Science at University College London Institute of Education, discusses the key points from his latest UKCES Masterclass on the influence of educational pathways on active citizenship. You can …
I can think of no other professions which contribute more to society than those within science, technology and engineering. These professions change the world. These professions shape society. Let’s take a minute to think about this: Who is responsible for …
When I joined the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) this January, I was excited about the work I was asked to lead on shaping a competition for the UK Futures Programme on tackling gender inequality. I had worked …
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is a non-departmental public body, which works across government, sectors, regions and policy area to respond to the UK’s skills and employment needs. The Commission actively promotes collaboration between education, employers and government, …
UKCES has published its Careers of the Future, setting out a range of jobs that can become great careers for young people thinking about their future at work. We talked to a range of people already involved in those careers, and we …
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