Author: OECD Details: The Survey of Adult Skills offers unique insights on adults’ proficiency in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving. These skills are crucial for both personal and societal success, and form the foundation for continuous learning and innovation. ...
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Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?
Author: OECD Details: The latest Survey of Adult Skills highlights a mixed global picture of literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving proficiency. Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden excel in all these areas, with significant proportions of their...
UK Essential Digital Skills 2023
Author: Ipsos Details: Ipsos was commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group to research the digital capability of the UK adult population, across a range of skill areas. This research is reported alongside the Consumer Digital Index, which measures the digital and financial...
Modelling essential skills across England (2023)
Author: Learning and Work Institute Details: L&W has modelled essential skills, including numeracy and literacy, needs across England. The modelling reveals disparities in essential skills levels within local areas which far exceed those between local and...
The global digital skills gap
Author: Carolina Feijao, Isabel Flanagan, Christian van Stolk and Salil Gunashekar Details: This report examines the evidence associated with various aspects of the current digital skills landscape, focusing primarily on the digital skills gap. The hope was to better...
Labour market and skills demand: horizon scanning and scenarios
Author: Fay Dunkerley, Michaela Bruckmayer, Lillian Flemons, Joanna Hofman, Mann Virdee, Sally Wright, Terence Hogarth Details: This report aims to: identify emerging trends in the labour market over the next 15-20 years create 5 scenarios of what the labour market...
UK Essential Digital Skills Index Research 2023
Details: Ipsos | Sara Rice Media Development | Jarnai Lewin Media Development | Hanan Badar Media Development Ipsos was commissioned by Lloyds Banking Group to research the digital capability of the UK adult population, across a range of skill areas. This research is...
Research into careers in construction
Details: Alexander K, Plowden Roberts C, Hooley T, Hirsh W, Lanceley L, Mason B, Osborne E, Pollard E | | Institute for Employment Studies | May 2024 This research was commissioned by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and undertaken by the Institute...
Apprenticeships, basic skills training, life skills training, mentoring/coaching, off-the-job training and on-the-job training
Details: Taylor D, Featherston R, Ott E, Rowland J, Newton B, Shlonsky, A. | | Youth Futures Foundation | Jul 2023 This summary report presents findings from a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) that was commissioned as part of the development of the Youth Futures...
Supporting Restart participants into self-employment
Details: Buzzeo J, Dave A | | Institute for Employment Studies | Mar 2024 Through a series of focus groups with employment advisers working within Restart providers across the country, and in-depth interviews with participants, this research sought to explore the...
From early years to adult learning: IES research to support education and life chances
Details: Dawson A, Newton B, Pollard E | | Institute for Employment Studies | Jun 2021 This graphic presents an overview of IES research projects spanning pre-16 education to post-16 choices, including apprenticeships, technical education, and higher education for...
Skills Bootcamps and Adult Skills
Details: Skills Bootcamps were introduced in England in 2020 to support the Government’s ambition to deliver sector-specific skills to support employers. These courses aim to help individuals upskill or reskill so that they can transition from working in declining...