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We're all going on a summer holiday (all year round): overcoming the ups and downs of seasonality

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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. …

One Minute Monday - how prepared for work are education leavers?

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 …

Work Experience Wednesday - Sarah Marsh

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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, …

Settle for a job or aim for a career? How LMI for All can help you

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 …

UKCES Masterclass: Does education do enough to make young people vote?

UKCES Masterclass: Does education do enough to make young people vote?

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 …

Five tips for an internship at UKCES

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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, …