One Minute Monday - your weekly stat shot to get your mind ticking in less than a minute. We outline a key statistic about the world of employment and training in sixty seconds. Our definition of a "skills gap" is where …
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 …
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 …
It can often feel like ‘it’s just another manic Monday’ when you’re working set hours and you can’t be late. Except this Monday it wasn’t. As new flexible working rules came into play on 30th June allowing all employees to request …
The economy is entering a period of recovery, the sun is beginning to make an appearance and the world cup we've all been waiting for is under way. So, what better time to step back and tackle the pesky challenge …
Today the UK Commission for Employment and Skills releases its latest findings for Northern Ireland from the Employer Skills Survey. The results highlight the magnitude of the problem that the Northern Ireland economy still faces. As the Northern Ireland Adviser …
After weeks of jaw dropping performances, laughter and tears – Britain’s Got Talent finally comes to an end. While there can only be one winner, it’s clear that there is a wealth of talent in Britain. I couldn’t help but …
This post uses our UK Employer Skills Survey 2013 data to explain skills shortage vacancies in Wales. What is a skills shortage vacancy? How is it different to a skills gap? If you’re one of the 5,996 businesses that answered the UKCES Employer Skills Survey in Wales …
This is the first in a series of short articles explaining the labour market, technical jargon, and the skills system. This post uses our UK Employer Skills Survey 2013 data to explain skills gaps in Wales. What is a skills gap? It’s a trickier …
This is the first in a series of short articles explaining the labour market, technical jargon, and the skills system. This post uses our UK Employer Skills Survey 2013 data to explain skills gaps in Wales. What is a skills gap? It’s a trickier …
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