What role should government play in encouraging upskilling or reskilling for those in the labour market to make skills supply more responsive to local economic needs? What barriers do working individuals face when retraining?
Background
This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence2. Given the broad policy agenda of the department it is not practical to provide an exhaustive list of research questions of interest. Instead this is a targeted list of areas which are both key departmental priorities and where we feel the research community is currently well placed to add to our evidence base. In terms of approaches to answer the questions, we are interested in both primary qualitative and quantitative research, secondary data analysis, and literature reviews/synthesis of existing evidence. For all questions we are interested in international perspectives and what has worked, or not, in other countries. For all our questions we are interested in how results differ for relevant sub-groups such as Free School Meal pupils, Pupil Premium pupils, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils, Black and Minority Ethnic pupils, and gender.
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Skills2Capabilities
The Skills2Capability project is about understanding how skill systems across Europe can reduce the level of skills mismatch in their labour markets. It is recognised that future labour markets will be more mobile with m...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The Skills2Capability project focuses on understanding how skill systems can reduce skills mismatch in labor markets, which directly addresses the question of upskilling and reskilling to make skills supply more responsive to local economic needs.
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Skills at work: an analysis of the interaction between training and occupations in the labour market
My research explores policy-relevant topics in labour economics, with a methodological emphasis on applied econometrics. More specifically, my main research agenda focuses on studying the specificity of human capital wit...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the interaction between training and occupations in the labor market, which is directly related to upskilling and reskilling for local economic needs.
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SkillsPulse
The study will address significant gaps in the understanding of skills deficiencies in Europe – i.e. the extent, causes, and implications of skills shortages and skills gaps. Skills shortages refer to where employers fac...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The SkillsPulse project addresses skills shortages and gaps in Europe, which is related to the barriers faced by working individuals when retraining, but does not fully answer the question about the role of government in encouraging upskilling or reskilling.