Employer ownership – Page 2 – UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Northern Ireland’s employers called to action

Dr Bill McGinnis, 9 October 2012 - Employer surveys, LMI, Skills and training, Youth employment

Last month the UK Commission’s Chairman, Charlie Mayfield, joined me to call upon Northern Ireland’s employers to take control of the skills agenda. Like elsewhere in the UK, Northern Ireland is facing significant skills “potholes” that employers, if given the …

The UK Commission's Employer Skills Survey - Infographic

Matt Bird, 3 October 2012 - Employer surveys, Skills and training

The UK Commission produced a conference poster to highlight the wealth of information available from the UK Commission's Employer Skills Survey 2011. We wanted an eye-catching poster that would stand out from the crowd and help us communicate key findings …

Putting your people first

Sean Taggart, 21 February 2012 - Employer ownership, Skills and training

We’re having a good recession. Having run The Albatross Group for 17 years, I finally crossed the Rubicon and bought it in 2008, a week after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. To say it wasn’t the ideal time for a …

‘Owning it’ - Employer Ownership from an SME perspective

Sean Taggart, 7 February 2012 - Employer ownership, Investment

It’s the leaders of small businesses that ultimately will drive economic success. Our ambitions, and the ambitions we have for our workforce, will drive growth and create opportunities for many more people. The Albatross Group is made up of 6 …

Employers should be the owners of the UK’s vocational education system

Sir Charlie Mayfield, 17 November 2011 - Employer ownership

Over the past two decades governments of all hues have driven reform and expansion of the country's vocational skills system, with some notable successes. But the fact is we've become less competitive globally on skills, and for many employers the …