Best practice in developing employability skills

The employability challenge: case studies
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Callflex Business Park, Golden Smithies Land, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorks S63 7ER

(Available on the internet at: http://www.ukces.org.uk/pdf/EmployabilityChallengeCaseStudies.pdf)
Published: 2009
Pages: 100

Summary:
Presents twenty case studies of UK organisations active in developing people's employability skills. Provides an overview of each organisation's employability skills programme. Sets out each programme's main components and summarises evidence on impact. Covers issues including employer engagement, programme design and training. Contains case studies from organisations including schools, colleges, universities, charities, and employment, skills and community initiatives.

The employability challenge: full report
UK Commission for Employment and Skills, Callflex Business Park, Golden Smithies Lane, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorks S63 7ER

(Available on the internet at: http://www.ukces.org.uk/pdf/8080-UKCES-Employability%20ChallengeFinal.pdf)
Published: 2009
Pages: 69

Summary:
Sets out how learning providers have successfully developed their students' employability skills. Focuses on both good practice in the learning environment and the policy framework which encourages practitioners towards good practice. Emphasises the importance of employability skills to employers and the UK as a whole. Provides advice on how to involve employers in course design and delivery. Outlines the leadership and resource implications for educational institutions of delivering employability skills. Looks at learning programme design and delivery. Discusses ways to make skills development experiential and informed, with opportunities to reflect. Outlines challenges that learning providers and policy makers must overcome to improve the development of employability skills in the UK workforce.

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