Add to ORKGFor at least twenty years, UK policy makers have defined the country's long-standing skills problem as essentially one of poor or inadequate supply of skills. Many critics have pointed out the limitations of such an approach, arguing that it neglects structural weaknesses in the UK economy which serve to depress British employers demand for, and usage of, skills. More recently, however, there are signs that parts of the UK policy making community may be beginning to take a wider perspective. Both the Performance and Innovation Unit's projects on workforce development and the Learning and Skills Council's workforce development strategy, signal a growing awareness of the need to address 'demand-side' issues. In light of this, the paper consid...
The UK Labour government has consistently argued that boosting the supply of skilled, qualified labo...
The age-old conundrum embodied in the skills challenge is this: if it is accepted that skills are a ...
This article examines the processes of working, learning, innovation and adaptability from an indivi...
The paper considers the lessons that UK policy makers might draw from Scandinavian programmes in the...
An earlier version of this paper was commissioned in 2014 by one of the UK governments as a ‘think p...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
For over two decades, UK skills policy has focused on boosting the supply of skilled or qualified la...
Over the past twenty five years, UK skills policy has focused primarily on boosting the supply of sk...
Traditionally, skills policies in the UK have focused primarily upon boosting the supply of skills ...
The post-compulsory education and training system in the UK has long been defined as an archetypical...
International audienceWorkplace innovation has attracted increasing attention within Europe both amo...
The UK Labour government has consistently argued that boosting the supply of skilled, qualified labo...
The age-old conundrum embodied in the skills challenge is this: if it is accepted that skills are a ...
This article examines the processes of working, learning, innovation and adaptability from an indivi...
The paper considers the lessons that UK policy makers might draw from Scandinavian programmes in the...
An earlier version of this paper was commissioned in 2014 by one of the UK governments as a ‘think p...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
Academics from a variety of disciplines have recently begun to consider the role that public policy ...
For over two decades, UK skills policy has focused on boosting the supply of skilled or qualified la...
Over the past twenty five years, UK skills policy has focused primarily on boosting the supply of sk...
Traditionally, skills policies in the UK have focused primarily upon boosting the supply of skills ...
The post-compulsory education and training system in the UK has long been defined as an archetypical...
International audienceWorkplace innovation has attracted increasing attention within Europe both amo...
The UK Labour government has consistently argued that boosting the supply of skilled, qualified labo...
The age-old conundrum embodied in the skills challenge is this: if it is accepted that skills are a ...
This article examines the processes of working, learning, innovation and adaptability from an indivi...