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Following up the Wilson review of business-university collaboration: next steps for universities, business and government

[This report is the] UK government's response to the Wilson review of business-university engagement. [It] sets out ... Show more
[This report is the] UK government's response to the Wilson review of business-university engagement. [It] sets out what the government will do to build on acknowledged strengths to create the best conditions for universities and businesses to work together to create prosperity over the next decade. [It] covers government initiatives to promote employability skills, research and innovation, work placements and internships, and university-business collaboration at the local level.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Industry; Providers of education and training; Higher education ... [+] Show more
Effectiveness of European Social Fund delivery

This research aims to inform the forthcoming negotiations for the European Structural and Cohesion programs to run ... Show more
This research aims to inform the forthcoming negotiations for the European Structural and Cohesion programs to run from 2014 to 2020. It looks at how the European Social Fund (ESF) might be used to promote economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities through supporting activity around self-employment, entrepreneurship and the providing of re-skilling opportunities. The research was based around Manchester and Newcastle to gain insights into how ESF delivery arrangements are working at the local level, and how they might best serve city-level priorities in the future. Although current ESF delivery is seen as contributing to addressing employability and skills concerns, a number of clear issues for consideration emerged from the study. For some, current provision is viewed as too generic, partly because it is delivered through large contracts rather than being more locally focused and oriented around meeting specific local needs.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Economics; Employment; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Employer perspectives on part-time students in UK higher education

[This paper] draws on recent surveys of part-time students and their employers in the UK in order to investigate th ... Show more
[This paper] draws on recent surveys of part-time students and their employers in the UK in order to investigate the extent and nature of employer support for part-time higher education study. [It] looks at the perceived advantages and disadvantages of this kind of study for the organisation concerned.
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Authors: Mason, Geoff; Hopkin, Rebecca

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Higher education; Students; Employment ... [+] Show more
Skills investment strategy 2010-2011

The UK further education (FE) and skills system has seen record investment. The challenge now is to complement this ... Show more
The UK further education (FE) and skills system has seen record investment. The challenge now is to complement this commitment to basic skills with investment that supports the UK's strategic future skill needs. In light of the inevitable constraints on the public finances over the coming years, skills policy must focus resources even more closely on skills that support economic growth and high value-added employment. This strategy document describes how the UK government will invest in skills training critical to the recovery and long-term success of the UK economy. The strategy underpins the priorities announced in the recently published national skills strategy, 'Skills for growth' [available in VOCEDplus at TD/IRD 88.441]. Total government investment in further education and skills for 2010-11 will be GBP4.4 billion. Show less

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2009

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Government information

Series name: Building Britain's future

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Finance; Economics ... [+] Show more
UK Government response: European Commission public consultation on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications directive

This document sets out the UK Government's suggestions for improving the system for recognising professional qualif ... Show more
This document sets out the UK Government's suggestions for improving the system for recognising professional qualifications across the European Union (EU). Recent evidence suggests that there is significant untapped potential in EU services, both in terms of productivity and employment. Reforms that improved the single market in services could have a significant impact on growth within the EU. Reforming the process for mutual recognition of professional qualifications in the EU is a key achievable priority in improving the single market in services, and creating growth.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Qualifications; Employment; Labour market ... [+] Show more
Computer science graduate employability: qualitative interviews with graduates

Data indicates that computer science graduates are more likely to be unemployed six months after graduating than th ... Show more
Data indicates that computer science graduates are more likely to be unemployed six months after graduating than the average graduate and [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] STEM graduates in particular. Employment outcomes for computer science graduates significantly improve 3.5 years after graduation although they are still lower compared to other graduates. These findings are seemingly contradictory to evidence of increasing employer demand for digital skills and above average levels of recruitment difficulty in the [information and communications technology] ICT sector. This research explores the reasons behind the poor employment record of computer science graduates through interviews with graduates with an undergraduate computer science degree. The interviews covered graduates' views on their degree and their subsequent employment experience, along with steps they have taken to enter employment since graduation. The findings suggest that the overarching issue for the computer science graduates interviewed is not that they don’t eventually achieve positive employment outcomes - because virtually all were in work at the time of interviewing - but that they are relatively slow to move into work.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Employment; Outcomes; Students ... [+] Show more
What do employers want from an aligned employment and skills system?

The [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills] BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions commissioned Ipso ... Show more
The [Department for Business, Innovation and Skills] BIS and the Department for Work and Pensions commissioned Ipsos MORI to research what employers want from an aligned employment and skills system. This report presents findings from qualitative research with employers in England, employer representatives and stakeholders in the system, and also from a literature review on employer views of the system.
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Corporate authors: Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute (Great Britain) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Employment; Research; Governance ... [+] Show more
Government evidence on EU action to tackle youth unemployment: report to the EU Sub-committee on the Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment

This report was submitted to the [House of] Lords [European Union] EU Sub-committee on the Internal Market, Infrast ... Show more
This report was submitted to the [House of] Lords [European Union] EU Sub-committee on the Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment in October 2013. It was in response to a call for evidence on EU action to tackle youth unemployment. It presents: (1) a summary of the key evidence on the effectiveness of policy interventions aimed at reducing youth unemployment; (2) background on the youth labour market situation in the EU and UK; and (3) a brief summary of the government's position at the time on the EU's policies to tackle youth unemployment.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Youth; Employment; Policy ... [+] Show more
Evaluation of the Enterprise Pilots in Prisons

The Enterprise Pilots in Prisons were a cross-Departmental project led by the Department for Business, Innovation a ... Show more
The Enterprise Pilots in Prisons were a cross-Departmental project led by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The pilots targeted offenders who wanted to start their own business after their release from custody. The intervention was designed to start when offenders were in their last three to six months in custody and continue after their release. Offenders received mentoring and access to finance (through the Start Up Loans Company), although their business could not be operationalised and finance was not made available until after their release. The policy aims were to: (1) help break the cycle of re-offending; (2) help individuals progress to self-employment on release; and (3) or, if more suited to other routes, help individuals progress to employment or other education or training on release.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Evaluation; Disadvantaged; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
Understanding self-employment: BIS Enterprise Analysis research report

This report presents the findings of a survey designed to provide new evidence about self-employed people. The numb ... Show more
This report presents the findings of a survey designed to provide new evidence about self-employed people. The number of self-employed people in the UK increased by over half a million between 2010 and 2015, accounting for over a quarter of the growth in total employment over that period. Previous research has shown that self-employed people are a diverse group, so there are likely to be many reasons for their choice of being self-employed. This survey aims to develop understanding of these reasons and the wider impact of this growth in self-employment. The survey covers: why and how people choose to enter and remain in self-employment; how they view their situation; the difficulties they faced; and how they manage their life in self-employment.
Key findings include: self-employment is a positive choice for the majority but for some it is less of a proactive choice and can be precarious; most plan to stay in self-employment; most self-employed people have no ambition to be employers; the self-employed feel their lives are better overall and over half think they are better off financially; most self-employed people have additional sources of income; some do experience big problems but they are not universal; the areas where more people report big problems tend to relate to planning; there does not appear to be a problem with support to set up in self-employment; working or cooperating with other self-employed people and businesses is common; and more money or security were the main attraction for those who had left self-employment and become employees.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Employment; Finance; Income ... [+] Show more