Can strong, local institutions support the development of small firms? Julie Kenny, UKCES Commissioner and CEO of Pyronix, explains the latest UK Futures Programme competition. A significant proportion of small firms in the UK have relatively underdeveloped entrepreneurship and leadership …
In the first in our series of guest blogs Steven Toft - author and creator of Flip Chart Fairy Tales - takes a look at UKCES' latest report, Growth Through People: Evidence and Analysis, and asks what can be done about …
The ability to compete in a global market is vital to the longevity of UK industry. Competitiveness stems from a business’s ability to understand the market and what works, this insight then allows us to grow in a sustainable manner. …
Simon Field is an expert on the comparative analysis of vocational education and training (VET) systems. He leads the OECD’s policy review of VET systems, and is lead author on the OECD’s VET policy publications. Ken Manson spoke with him about …
Last week the 157 Group launched their latest report ‘Future Colleges – rising to the skills challenge’, calling for colleges to play a leading role in local skills systems by forming strong links with businesses, Local Enterprise Partnerships and local …
The 28th May saw a first. That is, the first (hopefully of many) formal meeting between government and employers from the newly formed Energy & Efficiency Industrial Partnership (the Partnership). The topic for discussion was how government and employers could …
In my last blog I introduced a joint piece of work that I am leading between Universities UK and UKCES, which looks at how employers and universities are working together to create alternative pathways to higher level skills, ensuring UK …
As a Commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) and a vice-chancellor, I’m very interested in the contribution that universities can make to high level skills. The jobs of the future will increasingly need higher skills, particularly …
Flexible and atypical contracts – including temporary, casual and freelance work, along with the more controversial zero hours contracts – have garnered increasing media attention recently, with the issue of zero hours contracts in particular attracting criticism from all corners. …
I have a confession to make. My name is Jassel Majevadia, and I'm an imposter. Or at least, I think I am. In recent weeks I have encountered a strange phenomenon, both widespread and yet commonly unrecognised: imposter syndrome. Imposter …
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