Are current adult training and skills programmes, including adult community learning, effective at giving people the skills needed for employment, and the skills that business needs?

Background

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.

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Df E Areas of Research Interest 2024

Related UKRI funded projects

  • A UK-IRELAND INVESTIGATION INTO THE STATISTICAL EVIDENCE-BASE UNDERPINNING ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION POLICY-MAKING

    This project starts from the observation that participation rates in Adult Learning and Education (ALE) have significantly declined over the past 15 years. This has caused significant concern to many stakeholders in the ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it focuses on statistical evidence base and participation rates in adult learning.

  • 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

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it addresses skill systems and labour market challenges.

  • Centre for Learning and Life Chances

    Summary The Centre for Learning and Life Chances (LLAKES) conducts research into the role of lifelong learning in promoting economic competitiveness and social cohesion and in mediating the interactions between policies...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University College London

    Why might this be relevant?

    Not directly related to adult training and skills programmes for employment.

  • NUS HOLDINGS LIMITED - NUS Employability Skills system - Proof of Market

    For school leavers, students, and graduates, knowing what skills they have is vitally important when it comes to securing, staying in and changing employment. Every year employers organisations carry out inter/national s...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: NUS HOLDINGS LIMITED

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