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Measuring the economic impact of further education

In February 2009, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovatio ... Show more
In February 2009, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), commissioned a study to develop a model to examine the impact of the further education (FE) sector in delivering its primary function: providing people with the skills they need in the labour market. The focus of this research paper is the learning funded by BIS for people aged 19 and over. It presents: the approach taken; the model results; and the results of additional sensitivity testing, making use of the flexibility of the model, undertaken by BIS.
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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: Vocational education and training; Economics; Research ... [+] Show more
Evaluation of National Skills Academies

In 2008 the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and Ipsos MORI were commissioned to conduct a two-year evaluatio ... Show more
In 2008 the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and Ipsos MORI were commissioned to conduct a two-year evaluation of National Skills Academies (NSAs) by the former Learning and Skills Council (LSC), now the Skills Funding Agency. NSAs were first established from 2006 and have been rolled out incrementally over five rounds of development so far, under a competitive bidding process. NSAs were set up to be employer-led centres of excellence in learning and form part of successive government strategies to increase employer engagement with, and leadership in, vocational education and training, and improve the skills available in the working population. This report synthesises evidence gathered over both years of the evaluation across the following strands: a review of documentary evidence including NSA Business Plans, and 3-Year Reviews for the four Round 1 NSAs; three rounds of interviews with NSAs themselves; two rounds of interviews with NSA stakeholders (including major employers on NSA Boards and learning providers involved with NSAs); detailed case studies of NSA activity; qualitative research with employers involved with NSAs; and surveys of employers in NSA sectors and learners registered on NSA-endorsed courses. The report covers the first 10 NSAs to become operational: four approved in Round 1 (Construction, Financial Services, Food and Drink Manufacturing), four in Round 2 (Creative and Cultural Skills, Hospitality, Nuclear, Process Industries), and two from Round 3 (Retail and Sport and Active Leisure). The longest that any of the NSAs had been in operation by the end of the evaluation period was just over three years.
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Authors: Johnson, Claire; Hillage, Jim; Miller, Linda; Bellis, Anne ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: Institute for Employment Studies (Great Britain) (IES) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Industry; Skills and knowledge; Workforce development ... [+] Show more
Tracking the decision-making of high achieving higher education applicants

[This report] presents findings from research into the decision-making process of high achieving A level students. ... Show more
[This report] presents findings from research into the decision-making process of high achieving A level students. [It] analyses the attributes of high achieving applicants to higher education (HE) in comparison to the attributes of the wider applicant population. [It] examines the factors that contribute to the decision-making process of high achievers, and uses these to frame the admissions experiences of those who applied to the most selective HE and those who did not.
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Corporate authors: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Students; Higher education; Pathways ... [+] Show more
A consultation on funding reform for apprenticeships in England

This consultation is published in response to Doug Richard's independent 'Review of apprenticeships', which looked ... Show more
This consultation is published in response to Doug Richard's independent 'Review of apprenticeships', which looked at how apprenticeships in England can meet the needs of the changing economy. It addresses Doug Richard's recommendations for reforming the way apprenticeships are funded. The government has already endorsed the review recommendations, which aim to give employers more control over apprenticeships, and ensure that all apprenticeships are rigorous and responsive to employers' needs. [The government has] previously consulted on the 'Future of apprenticeships in England' to encourage feedback on the practical steps needed to turn this vision into reality. This consultation seeks views on three ways of delivering funding reforms put forward by Doug Richard: (1) a new online system for apprenticeships with payments to employers made directly from the system; (2) utilising the [pay as you earn] PAYE system; and (3) reforming the existing provider funding infrastructure.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: England; Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Apprenticeship; Research; Governance ... [+] Show more
The returns to higher education qualifications

[This report analyses] the economic benefits associated with higher education qualifications. [It] establishes the ... Show more
[This report analyses] the economic benefits associated with higher education qualifications. [It] establishes the impact of higher education qualifications on earnings and employment outcomes (for men and women separately). [It] considers the returns associated with undergraduate degrees by grade of degree, subject of study and single subject versus combined degrees. [It] also covers the returns associated with postgraduate degree level qualifications and other sub-degree level qualifications.
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Authors: Conlon, Gavan; Patrignani, Pietro

Corporate authors: London Economics (Great Britain) (Firm) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Higher education; Qualifications; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
New challenges, new chances: further education and skills system reform plan: building a world class skills system

In 2010 the UK Government set out the vision for skills and how the further education (FE) and skills system would ... Show more
In 2010 the UK Government set out the vision for skills and how the further education (FE) and skills system would need to reform. The vision brings together the necessity for businesses to continue to invest in the training and skills of their workforce while recognising several key areas will continue to need government support. This document sets out what the Government will financially support and the programme of work required to take forward the reform of FE and skills system for adults aged 19 and over in England. It is based on the principles set out in 'Skills for sustainable growth' [available in VOCEDplus at TD/IRD 102.681] and taking account of the responses to the 'New challenges, new chances' consultation. The key elements of the reform programme for the system are: students at the heart of the FE and skills system; first-class advice delivered by the National Careers Service; a ladder of opportunity of comprehensive vocational education and training programmes; excellence in teaching and learning; relevant and focused learning programmes and qualifications; strategic governance for a dynamic FE sector; freedoms and flexibilities [for providers]; funding priorities through a simplified funding system; empowered students making informed choices; and global FE.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: England; Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Government information

Series name: New challenges, new chances

Subjects: Governance; Higher education; Finance
Partnerships for growth: a national framework for regional and local economic development

Britain faces a difficult period of economic recovery and an increasingly competitive global economy. Shaping the c ... Show more
Britain faces a difficult period of economic recovery and an increasingly competitive global economy. Shaping the conditions for growth and job creation and an active approach to investing in the nation's capacities for growth are now central to national recovery. Britain's success in achieving this will be measured not just in its aggregate performance as a country, but in ensuring that economic and jobs growth reaches into all of Britain's regions and localities, with each place performing to its full economic potential.
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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: Outcomes; Management; Governance ... [+] Show more
Traineeships: supporting young people to develop the skills for apprenticeships and sustainable employment: framework for delivery (updated July 2013)

This updated framework provides employers, education and training providers and young people aged 16 to 24 with inf ... Show more
This updated framework provides employers, education and training providers and young people aged 16 to 24 with information about traineeships. It gives guidance on who traineeships are for and on what traineeships will provide, including work preparation training, work placements and how traineeships will fit in with other programs. It also explains how traineeships will be delivered and funded. Show less

Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Education (DfE) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Traineeship; Youth; Policy ... [+] Show more
Entrepreneurship skills: literature and policy review

Recent research has highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship skills to small business performance. Although t ... Show more
Recent research has highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship skills to small business performance. Although there are quite extensive literatures dealing with management and leadership skills more generally, relatively little is known about these particular skill-sets. The project objectives were to distil from the academic literature the key components of 'entrepreneurship skills', to identify how they can and cannot be developed and to draw out possible lessons for UK policy. The research literature and reviewed policy initiatives suggest that targeting of key groups (such as young entrepreneurs) may help programmes reach those most likely to have underdeveloped entrepreneurship skills. Similarly, there is also some evidence to suggest that spatial targeting may be appropriate to address low levels of entrepreneurship skills in more peripheral areas of the UK.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Series name: BIS research paper

Subjects: Employment; Industry; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
Oil and gas workforce plan

Maintaining a vibrant UK oil and gas industry is critical - the industry is a key contributor to [gross domestic pr ... Show more
Maintaining a vibrant UK oil and gas industry is critical - the industry is a key contributor to [gross domestic product] GDP, to tax revenues, and an important source of exports. This is why both the UK Government and Scottish Government are working to support the sector. The future success of the industry will depend on retaining access to a skilled workforce. The purpose of producing a UK oil and gas workforce plan is to help deal with both short and long-term issues in the sector with industry and governments working together. This plan sets out how the government will help skilled workers in the oil and gas sector find work in the wider engineering sector. It also introduces measures which will help industry deal with the cyclical nature of its workforce needs over the longer term.
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Corporate authors: Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain

Resource type: Industry information

Subjects: Industry; Workforce development; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more