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 …
The latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics suggest a fall of 62,000 in the number of young people who are unemployed. This is good news, although with some 957,000 still looking for work there remains a long way …
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 …
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