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Training and development deficiencies in 'high skill' sectors
Policy debates across advanced industrial economies are stressing the centrality of skills and training to compete ... Show more
Date: 2002
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Human resource management journal
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Research; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Recruiting for fitness: qualifications and the challenges of an employer-led system
Current UK skills policy is centred on the need to drive up qualification obtainment and make the system more emplo... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Journal of education and work
Subjects: Qualifications; Skills and knowledge; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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Regulating employment: implications for skill development in the aerospace industry
This article examines the link between labour market regulation, in particular in relation to employment security, ... Show more
Date: 1999
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; France
Resource type: Article
Journal title: European journal of industrial relations
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Labour market; Industry ... [+] Show more
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'Forget birth pains, we haven't got past the conception stage yet': a reply to Frank Coffield's 'Britain's continuing failure to train: the birth pangs of a new policy'
This article is a response to Frank Coffield's recent reflections in this journal [indexed at TD/TNC 71.480] on the... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Journal of education policy
Subjects: Workforce development; Research; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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'We have got the freedom': a study of autonomy and discretion among vocational teachers in Norway and the UK
The paper examines the claim that the Scandinavian 'social democratic' model has been able to support 'better' form... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; Norway ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: SKOPE research paper
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Higher education; Governance ... [+] Show more
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Capture and transfer: improving the performance of the pharmaceutical sales rep
This article presents research findings from a case study of a company’s pharmaceutical sales force working in the ... Show more
Date: 2001
Geographic subjects: Europe; Ireland; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: International journal of human resource management
Subjects: Management; Skills and knowledge; Research ... [+] Show more
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'Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing': interrogating new skill concepts in service work - the view from two UK call centres
A current theme within debates over interactive service work is that many routine service jobs are 'skilled' becaus... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Work, employment and society
Subjects: Industry; Employment; Culture and society
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The political economy of skill and the limits of educational policy
In the UK policy context, skills, education and learning are seen as a universal solution to a vast array of econom... Show more
Date: 2003
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Journal of education policy
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Research; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Raising the quality of vocational teachers: continuing professional development in England, Wales and Norway
The view that vocational education and training is central to economic prosperity and social well-being is one that... Show more
Date: 2012
Geographic subjects: England; Wales; Norway ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Research papers in education
Subjects: Providers of education and training; Workforce development; Vocational education and training ... [+] Show more
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A vision too far: mapping the space for a high skills project in the UK
Although the current Labour government is committed to developing the UK as a high skills society, there is much co... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; Germany ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Article
Journal title: Journal of education and work
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Quality; Policy ... [+] Show more