IER News & blogs
Skills classification for the UK
A published by the Department for Education, and led by IER's Peter EliasLink opens in a new window, with Andy Dickerson (University of Sheffield) and Neil Bachelor (Omnifolio C.I.C.), presents evidence on the need for a skills classification for the UK, and plans for the development and maintenance of such a classification.
Implications for jobs and skills from the green transition
滨贰搁鈥檚 Peter Dickinson was part of a team of experts that presented scenarios for green jobs and skills at a workshop on the "Futures of Green Skills and Jobs Activities: Scenarios and R&I Policy Implications."
Presentation at the RSS Annual Conference
Gianni Anelli LopezLink opens in a new window, PhD student at IER, gave a talk at the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Annual Conference in Harrogate in early September on 'Extracting skills in online job advertisements: using Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools on labour skills assessment'.
Observing World Youth Skills Day: Reflections from research in Sierra Leone - Blog by Jamelia Harris
World Youth Skills Day the strategic importance of providing young people around the world with the necessary skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. July 15th was first declared World Youth Skills Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014 and has been celebrated each year since. This year, the theme centres on 鈥淪killing teachers, trainers and youth for a transformative future.鈥
Event: Deep diving into skill shortages - What can we learn from Cedefop's 2023 skills forecast?
The event features presentations on Cedefop's future shortage indicator, drivers of recruitment difficulties and skill shortages in Canada.
滨贰搁鈥檚 skills expert Terence Hogarth will be a panelist, discussing policy responses to shortages along with fellow panelists Ben Kriechel (Economix), Sylvain Renouvel (Federation of European Social Employers) and Tuscany Bell (European Federation of Public Service Unions).
The online event will take place on 22 June 14.00 - 15.30 hours UK time. For further details and registration please visit the .