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This study investigated student perceptions of the significance of having a teacher education programme located in a culturally and ethnically diverse community in New Zealand. Four successive student cohorts were interviewed each year of their teacher preparation, and also during their first year of employment. Students identified location as a major source of the programme’s strength, both for pragmatic reasons, such as providing access to tertiary study, and for reasons of community dynamics. The students noted a sense of familiarity and community that was a source of unity and strength in shaping their engagement with the institution. They indicated also that the diverse student group was a rich resource in preparing them for teaching careers in diverse urban schools. The evidence presented in the study suggests that attention to location of teacher education programmes may be an important factor in addressing imperatives for teacher educators in today’s increasingly multi-ethnic, multicultural, multiracial, multi-religious and multilingual classrooms.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers Gloucestershire.

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This is a summary of the key findings of the National Employer Skills Survey 2005 (NESS05) for the South West produced by BMG Research. The survey was conducted nationally, between May and August 2005, with a total sample of 74,835 employers across all the English regions. 8,095 of these interviews were undertaken in the South West. The survey sampled from all sizes and sectors of establishments except for those comprising only self-employed proprietors without employees. This latter 15% of the total workforce is, therefore, not addressed by the survey but otherwise NESS05 gives a robust picture of the economy and labour force. The main themes of the survey concerned the recruitment of young people into the labour market; the recruitment of staff in general, with a particular interest in employer difficulties in finding the right staff; problems with the skills levels of existing workforces; and how employers approach the training and development of their staff.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers West of England.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole.

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This is the second interim report commissioned from Marchmont/SLIM by the SWitch Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CETT) coordinated by Learning South West, Taunton. The report seeks to augment findings from the initial teacher trainee satisfaction survey presented in the first interim report by cross correlating responses with additional biographical data from trainees. It is hoped that further insights into the initial cohort of trainees will be gained by reinterpreting responses when viewed together with their background histories, helping to shed light on how these have affected their perceptions. The report is structured as follows: Introduction; Methodology; Interview responses; Discussion and analysis; Conclusions and recommendations.

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The first interim report is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 94.281. Show less

This is the final report from the Learning Theme SLIM ran on the issue of Migrant Workers. The Learning Theme looked at the contribution of migrant workers to the region and the challenges that they face. A critical part of the Theme was to identify the good practice which is emerging within the region in support of migrant workers and this report contains a number of case studies which highlight some of the ways in which organisations can support migrant workers. The report makes a series of recommendations targetted at employers and employment agencies; agencies and services' providers; training providers, including English language training; and policy-makers.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers Devon and Cornwall.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers Wiltshire and Swindon.

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BMG Research was commissioned by the South West Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the South West to write local LSC area reports on the findings of the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS).The overall aim of the NESS survey is to investigate skills deficiencies and the role of workforce development amongst employers in England. The survey also provides an indication of current employer engagement with workforce development activities and their satisfaction with training provision.

This report covers Somerset.

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