Briefing Papers
Working papers toward fuller reviews or a contribution to analysis or debate.
Contributing to the Debate: Assessing the UK Evidence Base on Employment and Skills
This paper summarises ten key issues for data relating to employment and skills in the UK, and explores in what ways these might be improved to support the continued improvement of the UK’s LMI landscape.DownloadPDF, 435 Kb
Employability Skills: A Research and Policy Briefing
This paper provides a review of recent research on the theme of employability skills exploring the evidence base and recent policy trends and initiatives. It outlines some of the key challenges and barriers in employability policy and suggests some areas for future work.DownloadPDF, 1756 Kb
Lessons from America: A Research and Policy Briefing
This paper provides an overview of the methods adopted by the United States in anticipating labour market trends. It explores the benefits of being able to make detailed employment projections and considers the lessons the UK can learn from this.DownloadPDF, 688 Kb
Response to Social Mobility Commission from the UK Commission of Employment and Skills: Briefing Paper 1
This paper was presented as a contribution to the Liberal Democrat's Social Mobility Commission. It outlines the UK Commission's perspective on social mobility from an employment and training perspective.DownloadPDF, 623 Kb
Skills and the Small Firm: A Research and Policy Briefing
This paper examines the debate over training in small firms. SMEs are vital for addressing the national training picture...DownloadPDF, 495 Kb