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IER's Prof Terence HogarthLink opens in a new window, Dr Emily EricksonLink opens in a new window, and Dr Sangwoo LeeLink opens in a new window have co-authored a new deliverable for the Skills2Capabilities (S2C) project titled "". The study provides a comprehensive overview of vocational education and training (VET) funding across Europe and offers detailed case study insights into Austria, Norway, and England.

IER was invited to contribute to the ‘TVET in the Shifting of Socio-Economic Paradigm’ conference in Islamabad on the 2nd-3rd October. Peter Dickinson represented IER on the panel of the 'Greening and Transforming TVET for more Resilient and Sustainable Economy' session. He spoke about IER's work analysing the impact of the green and digital transitions on jobs and skills.

IER's Dr Jamelia Harris recently published article unpacks structural factors which contribute to the low repute of TVET, using qualitative interviews with stakeholders, focus group discussions with young Sierra Leoneans and analysis of key government policy documents.

Blog by Clare Lyonette, Sudipa Sarkar, Gaby Atfield, Beate Baldauf, Bhaskar Chakravorty and Erika Kispeter

‘Soft’ skills are important labour market skills and include social aptitudes, language and communication capability, friendliness and ability to work in a team. Using survey data collected at two time points from a large sample of disadvantaged young people enrolled on a skills training programme in India, we examine whether caste affects initial levels of soft skills, and whether or not these skills can be learned during a relatively short period, providing young people with longer-term opportunities within the labour market.

has been invited to provide evidence to the Select Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy for their inquiry into apprenticeships and the 'skills gap'. Lynn will appear before the committee along with other academic experts, apprenticeship training providers and the National Union of Students on 8th June at 2pm. For more information on the Committee's Inquiry and the evidence session, see

Previously, Lynn served as Specialist Adviser to the Education Select Committee on its inquiry into Apprenticeships and Traineeships for 16-19 year old (see the Committee's report ).