Our goal is to increase productivity and growth by bringing education and business closer together and improving the quality of our skills programme, so that we meet current and future business skills needs.
If you would like to discuss previous, ongoing or potential research into any of the areas in this document, please contact research.engagement@education.gov.uk.
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Forget the productivity ‘puzzle’… Britain faces a productivity crisis. National and firm-level productivity in the UK has worried policy makers and business leaders for decades. But now flat growth, a debt overhang from ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: EXCEL WITH BUSINESS LIMITED
The project directly addresses the link between skills and productivity, proposing a data-driven platform to diagnose skills gaps and optimize skills.
Skills and management practices are important determinants of firm productivity, but the UK has persistent problems in both areas. Recent developments create new challenges. New immigration arrangements following Brexit ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project investigates the relationship between skills and firm performance, focusing on skills, organizational practices, and productivity.
1) Developing Skills: Strengths and Weaknesses in the System, and What can be Done. The new Industrial Strategy must consider how the education system can create the general and specific skills needed by businesses toda...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project addresses the development of skills needed by businesses, mapping data on firms and labor markets, and supporting innovation and diffusion.