Skills

This publication is the result of a six-month project (July - December 2009) to explore the interface between social enterprises and the learning and skills sector and the contribution made by social enterprises to the education, training and employment of disabled people.

Although primarily written for policymakers and learning providers within the education and training sector, other agencies such as research and development organisations and social enterprises themselves may also find much of the content interesting and informative.

A Job Well Done

This Inclusion think tank paper, sponsored by JHP Group, confirms skills development and training as a key contributor to helping people stay in employment. It reasserts the need to take practical steps towards demonstrable integration of government employment and skills agendas if new welfare to work programmes, such as the government’s flagship Work Programme, are to maximise their potential for success in helping individuals move off state benefits and into sustainable employment.

Integrated employment and skills

This research focused on what employers want from an aligned employment and skills system, and the extent to which employers currently think it is joined up.

What do employers want from an aligned employment and skills system?