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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 …

The future of skills and global value chains: what lessons can we learn from Singapore?

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When will robots replace our jobs? How can new technologies help to reskill and upskill workers? What are the challenges in managing a dispersed global workforce? These were just some of the issues raised at the International Risk and Horizon …

The captains' view: how to develop world-class leaders and managers post-recession

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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 …

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 …