by Jasmine Griffiths | May 12, 2024 | Uncategorised
On Thursday 9 May, members of the House of Lords debated the importance of skills for the success of the UK economy and for the quality of life of individuals. The importance of skills is recognised across the main political parties in the UK and evidence suggests...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 12, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Restart Scheme is an employment support programme that was launched as part of the Plan for Jobs multi-strand policy, providing up to 12 months of support for long-term unemployed people. The DWP commissioned this research as part of the overall evaluation to:...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 7, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Sussex LSIP is doing an evaluation and is looking for local examples of the following, which have been highlighted as important: Explore freedoms and flexibilities within existing policy and current skills funding system, for example: Sussex-wide approach to test...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The UK economy will see the slowest growth of the largest developed nations next year, according to forecasts. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicted that UK gross domestic product – a key measure of economic health –...
by Jasmine Griffiths | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
The UK faces a ‘brutal’ construction skills shortage as a series of megaprojects already underway plus several more set to begin soon compete for scarce labour resources, according to the managing director of construction and engineering recruitment company Randstad...
