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Direct linkStephen Evans; Corin Egglestone – Learning and Work Institute, 2024
Learning and skills have important economic, social and individual benefits. Yet for decades the United Kingdom (UK) has lagged behind comparator countries, particularly for intermediate skills. This is first report of Learning & Work's Ambition Skills programme which looks at where the UK is on track to be by 2035 and explores the changing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Employment Potential
Download full textNoonan, Ryan – US Department of Commerce, 2017
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers help drive our nation's innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas and new companies. For example, workers who study or are employed in these fields are more likely to apply for, receive, and commercialize patents. STEM knowledge also has other benefits; while often very…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Employment Patterns, Science Careers, Occupational Information
Langdon, David; McKittrick, George; Beede, David; Khan, Beethika; Doms, Mark – US Department of Commerce, 2011
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers drive the nation's innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. However, U.S. businesses frequently voice concerns over the supply and availability of STEM workers. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs was three times as fast as…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, STEM Education, Employment Potential, Occupational Information
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2008
In November of 2007, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology contracted Insightrix Research, Inc. to conduct a survey of individuals who graduated from post-secondary institutions in Alberta in the fall of 2005 or the spring of 2006 (excluding apprenticeship graduates, who are surveyed through a separate initiative). The purpose of the survey is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, College Outcomes Assessment, Graduate Surveys
Atkinson, John; And Others – 1993
This directory details the requirements for and supply of basic skills in the work force of England and Wales as determined in a survey of 73 Training and Enterprise Councils that covered approximately 1.3 million jobs below the professional and technical level in 24,000 establishments. The first chapter describes the survey and the structure of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Needs, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The question of whether or not having a master's degree rather than just a bachelor's degree makes a difference in the employment outcomes of graduates 1 year after degree completion is considered. Employment characteristics are examined in relation to the number of years of previous work experience. Also, the enrollment status of recent degree…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Employment Opportunities
Shapiro, Yvonne, Comp.; Jacobs, Johan, Comp. – 1999
This Register of Graduates was compiled by the Human Science Research Council (Pretoria, South Africa) and offers statistical data on college graduates in South Africa for 1999. This information on graduate availability is used by employers to prepare and implement employment equity plans, as required by the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic)
Pezzoli, J. A.; Lum, Ku'uipo; Meyer, Diane – 1999
The purpose of this survey was to obtain from employers the requisite skills and potential employment demand for office workers on Maui. Of particular interest was: (1) the assessment of various clerical skills and computer software in its relevance to the Office Administration & Technology (OAT) curriculum at Maui Community College; and (2)…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Frederick/Schneiders Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
A study examined the attitudes of individuals who had held positions in hotels or restaurants in which they received tips. Telephone interviews were conducted with 751 adults across the United States who were currently/formerly employed in a position in which gratuities constitute a significant portion of their compensation. The interview…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Career Development, Career Education, Competence
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1978
The Tex-SIS Follow-up system Employer Follow-up Survey involved four Texas community colleges, providing a statewide composite of employer data on the competency of occupational/technical graduates. The mailing list for prospective survey participants was derived from occupational/technical graduates' responses to a survey conducted in 1975-76. A…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential
Schwager, Mahna T. – 2001
A set of career cluster standards was developed for the school-to-careers division of a large urban school district that is moving toward a career academy model for high school education. The process used to develop the standard was based on a standards development model consisting of the following stages: synthesis; collection of input; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Academies
Owen, Greg; Shelton, Ellen; Stevens, Amy Bush; Nelson-Christinedaughter, Justine; Roy, Corinna; Heineman, June – 2000
A total of 130 Minnesota employers who had participated in local welfare-to-work partnerships with social service agencies and other community members were interviewed by telephone for their views on welfare reform. (This nonrandom sample was selected by partnership staff.) Differences among rural and urban/suburban employers were examined, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
The Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) is a large-scale co-operative effort undertaken by governments, national statistics agencies, research institutions and multi-lateral agencies. The development and management of the study were co-ordinated by Statistics Canada and the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in collaboration with the…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Familiarity, Numeracy, Demography
