November 2009 Recession Briefing
This is the latest report in a series of monthly Recession Briefings produced by SLIM at the request of the People, Employment and Skills sub-group of the Regional Economic Task Group. It is also...
View ArticleRegional Employment & Skills Analysis 2009 - Part 3: Skills Demand Analysis
In this section we examine the current and future demand for skills in the region. In particular, we consider: the current demand for skills as measured by the existence of skills gaps and shortages;...
View ArticleRegional Employment & Skills Analysis 2009 - Part 1: Drivers for Change
In this part of the report we set out the broad economic and policy context that underlies the employment and skills agenda. As we write, the economy has experienced unprecedented changes, the world...
View ArticleRegional Employment & Skills Analysis 2009 - Part 2: Employment Analysis
In this report we take a look at the employment prospects for the region. In particular we consider: What are the key sectors of employment and occupation in the South West? How will that look in the...
View ArticleRegional Employment & Skills Analysis 2009 - Part 4: Skills Supply Analysis
In Evidence Report Part 3 we have highlighted where the existing and potential future demand for skills may lie. In this section, we look at the supply of skills. So, what are the critical challenges...
View ArticleRegional Employment & Skills Analysis 2009 - Introduction
This report reviews the evidence base for employment and skills in the South West, during the Autumn of 2009. A wide range of data and analysis underpins this document. Key sources are referenced...
View ArticleAgeless@Work
This report summarises published examples of good practice in supporting organisational change and the training of older workers in the care sector. More specifically, it: identifies and describes...
View ArticleSouth West at a Glance - 2009
The South West At a Glance 2009 provides summary data and annalysis of key indicators for monitoring the performance of the South West labour market, drawing comparisons both between districts within...
View ArticleAlliance report on London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games
On 9 December 2009, the South West Regional Employment and Skills Partnership (RESP) Alliance met in collaboration with Team South West to explore the topic: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games....
View ArticleJanuary 2010 Recession Briefing
This is the latest report in a series of monthly Recession Briefings produced by SLIM at the request of the People, Employment and Skills sub-group of the Regional Economic Task Group. It is also...
View ArticleAlliance Report on Older Workers in the South West
On 7 April 2010, the South West Regional Employment and Skills Board (RESB) Alliance met in collaboration with NIACE and the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) to explore the topic: The...
View ArticleAlliance Report on the future of the Regional Skills Analysis
The South West Regional Employment and Skills Board (RESB) Alliance met on 9 June2010, in partnership with the South West Regional Development Agency (SW RDA) and SLIM, to discuss the topic of: The...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills: The Role of Regeneration in Supporting Communities -...
This is the report of the SLIM Learning Theme, Employment & Skills: The Role of Regeneration in Supporting Communities. The Learning Theme, explored how to get the best jobs and skills benefits...
View ArticleKey Findings from the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS) 2009 - South West
This report presents the key findings from the National Employer Skills Survey for England 2009 (NESS09) for the South West region. The report provides robust and reliable information from employers...
View ArticleKey Findings from the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS) 2009 - South...
This report briefly summarises the key findings from the National Employer Skills Survey for England 2009 (NESS09) for the South West region. The report provides robust and reliable information from...
View ArticleKey Findings from the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS) 2009 - South...
This report summarises the key findings from the National Employer Skills Survey for England 2009 (NESS09) for the South West region. The report provides robust and reliable information from employers...
View ArticleAlliance Briefing: The implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review on:...
This Briefing explores some of the emerging issues from the recent Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) and Skills Strategy White Papers and attempts to set the scene for the discussions to take place...
View ArticleAlliance Briefing: Independent and Impartial Careers Education and Advice:...
This Briefing Paper sets the scene for the Alliance conference which will explore the new landscape for careers education and advice. The changing policy environment, planned service reforms and the...
View ArticleAlliance Briefing: Delivering Apprenticeships: the Challenges for the South...
This report sets the scene for the Employment and Skills Partnership Alliance meeting which will explore the challenges facing those seeking to expand Apprenticeships. The report has been produced by...
View ArticleThe Value of Investing in Skills and Learning a compendium of evidence.
This report is written at a time of public spending cuts, which the Coalition Government consider vital for the nations long-term prosperity. It is also written at a time when budgets for learning...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Wiltshire
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Gloucestershire Local Enterprise...
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - West of England Local Enterprise...
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Heart of the South West Local Enterprise...
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Local...
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Swindon
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleApprenticeships Data Report 2011 - Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Local...
These reports follow-up papers contain brief analyses of statistical data relating to Apprenticeships in the proposed local areas. It covers recent trends in the uptake and achievement of...
View ArticleHigher Education in the South West
This report provides an analysis of the scale and nature of participation in Higher Education (HE) activity in the South West. This is the third in a series of annual reports on HE participation and...
View ArticleAlliance Report - Valuing Voluntary Action in the new learning and skills...
This Briefing Paper sets the scene for the Alliance meeting, Valuing Voluntary Action helping voluntary organisations understand changes in employment and skills, organised by the SW Forum in...
View ArticleApprenticeships Provider Perspectives from the Heart of the South West
Delivering more apprenticeships is a pivotal element of the Coalition Governments skills strategy, Skills for Sustainable Growth (November 2010). Substantial additional funding has been made...
View ArticleAlliance Report - Delivering the skills to maximise the impact of Superfast...
At the onset of the recession, partners across the South West agreed that, as well as mitigating the worst impacts of the crisis, we needed to focus on creating the conditions for recovery and...
View ArticleNew Skills for Green Jobs A case for a more gender-inclusive labour market -...
This report has been prepared by the Marchmont Observatory at the University of Exeter as the UK Partner in the New skills for green jobs. A case for a more gender inclusive labour market? Project....
View ArticleAlliance Report - Manufacturing & STEM Skills in Gloucestershire
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been created to provide the clear vision and strategic leadership to drive sustainable private sector-led growth and job creation in their area. On 6 April...
View ArticleEmployer engagement in STEM Learning in the Heart of the South West
This report was commissioned by Devon County Council on behalf of the Productive Skills for Devon and Somerset (PS4D+S) network as part of a series of reports examining the progress being made across...
View ArticleAlliance Summary Paper: Your Route to Skills
The South West Employment and Skills Partnership (ESP) Alliance met on 21 June 2012 in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Federation of Small Businesses...
View ArticleGraduate retention in the Heart of the South West
This paper examines the extent to which the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area retains its graduates, and what more could be done to connect local businesses with...
View ArticleDefinitions, Evidence and Structures to Capture Research Impact and Benefits
The reports findings are based on a literature review; semi-structured interviews; an expert workshop; a series of detailed, thematic think-pieces from experts and commentators within the UK and...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills Analysis, Exeter Heart of Devon, 2013
This report has been produced at the request of the Heart of the South West (HoSW) Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy Group. Its purpose is to describe the economic, employment and skills...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills Analysis, Northern Devon, 2013
This report has been produced at the request of the Heart of the South West (HoSW) Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy Group. Its purpose is to describe the economic, employment and skills...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills Analysis, Torbay & South Devon, 2013
This report has been produced at the request of the Heart of the South West (HoSW) Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy Group. Its purpose is to describe the economic, employment and skills...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills Analysis, Plymouth, 2013
This report has been produced at the request of the Heart of the South West (HoSW) Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy Group. Its purpose is to describe the economic, employment and skills...
View ArticleEmployment & Skills Analysis, Devon County, 2013
This report has been produced at the request of the Heart of the South West (HoSW) Local Enterprise Partnership Skills Strategy Group. Its purpose is to describe the economic, employment and skills...
View ArticlePrivate Sector Jobs Growth - Implications for Employment and Skills
This paper has been written as part of a South West Observatory-led exploration of prospects for private sector growth in the region. It is a companion piece to the Economy Modules paper, Prospects...
View ArticleSkills for the Future - country report - UK (with a primary focus on England)
The fact that employment grew by 50,000 between 2007 and 2012 while GDP fell by 2.6% has attracted considerable attention in the UK. Why, commentators ask, do we have more people in work, but are...
View ArticleGroup coach competence profile ComTal-Group Coach
The procedure of constructing the group coach competence profile and ComTal-Group Coach, a new tool for diagnosing these competences, making references to this profile, involved a number of stages:...
View ArticleThe Skills Panorama - Achieving National and Regional Impact (demand side...
The study in the UK has focused, at least in part, on the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Local Enterprise Partnership area, although not all interviewees were chosen from this area. There is no...
View ArticleThe Skills Panorama - Achieving National and Regional Impact (UK country...
The study in the UK has focused, at least in part, on the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Local Enterprise Partnership area, although not all interviewees were chosen from this area. There is no...
View ArticleTeam member competence profile ComTal - Team Member
The procedure of constructing the team coach competence profile and ComTal-Team Coach, a new tool for diagnosing these competences, making references to this profile, involved a number of stages:...
View ArticleTackling Long-Term Unemployment Amongst Vulnerable Groups - OECD LEED...
This paper explored the role that a large number of innovative and successful area-based approaches have played in tackling the long-term unemployment of vulnerable groups. In doing so, it has sought...
View ArticleDefinitions, Evidence and Structures to Capture Research Impact and Benefits...
Through the Jisc-funded DESCRIBE Project we have sought to undertake a rigorous assessment of current standards relating to the evidence of impacts arising from Higher Education research. This...
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