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(Adult) education, education, education
This report explores the role that adult education does and could play in improving the labour market outcomes of low-income households. It draws on desk research, quantitative analysis and in-depth interviews with both participants and non-participants in adult education from low-income households, and provides a series of policy considerations
Published: | 12 November 2020 |
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Author(s): | Aveek Bhattacharya, Scott Corfe, Amy Norman |
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A new safety net: guaranteeing jobs and training after the crisis
This briefing paper provides an overview of the case for Universal Job Guarantee, and why it should be harnessed in order to build and implement an effective social security system for life on the other side of our current crisis.
Published: | 10 May 2020 |
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Author(s): | Kathryn Petrie, Jake Shepherd |
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Work, education, skills and the 100-year life: How can policymakers ensure the workforce is ready for extreme longevity?
Longer careers raise important questions about the future of work and education in the UK – is our education system built for the 50-year career? Are workplaces and employers adopting age-friendly policies? This report focuses on the future of work, education and skills in the era of extreme longevity.
Published: | 02 March 2020 |
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Author: | Kathryn Petrie |
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The Next London Challenge
This report explores the employment outcomes of disadvantaged Londoners – focusing on the extent to which disadvantaged Londoners can translate their better-than-average education attainment into successful careers.
Published: | 25 November 2019 |
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Author: | Kathryn Petrie |
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Show and tell: Sharing the benefits of skilled immigration
In this paper the SMF calls for the government’s new Immigration Skills Charge to be used to fund an expanded Controlling Migration Fund.
Published: | 06 April 2017 |
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Author: | James Kirkup |
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The Skills Gap: Is it a myth?
This is the fifth briefing paper in the Global Perspectives series, a collaboration between the Social Market Foundation and the University of Warwick’s Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
Published: | 10 December 2015 |
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Author: | Thijs van Rens |
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Employment, Skills and growth
This was prepared for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth event The Good Economy, taking place on Wednesday 4 February 2015.
Published: | 02 February 2015 |
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Author: | Emran Mian |
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Making Progress: Boosting the skills and wage prospects of the low paid
Making Progress proposes a skills based in-work progression policy to help individuals stuck on low pay enhance their productivity and escape the low pay trap.
Published: | 28 April 2014 |
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Author(s): | Nigel Keohane, Claudia Hupkau |
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In the Balance: The STEM human capital crunch
The science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sector is at the heart of the Government’s aim to rebalance the economy for future growth. But the sector is already suffering skills shortages, severely limiting its ability to grow. This report quantifies the mismatch between future employment requirements and the supply of domestic skills in these industries, in the context of political pressure to reduce migration.
Published: | 18 March 2013 |
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Author: | Nida Broughton |