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  • Slides: What is Big Data?

    How is it used in the business context, and is it relevant to HR?

    Dilys Robinson | Jul 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Wikipedia definition: ‘Big Data is a blanket term for any collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools or traditional data processing applications.’

  • Review of the National Student Survey - Appendix C: The Student Strand

    Griggs J, Green S, Pollard E, Williams M | Jul 2014 | Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)

    The UK higher education funding bodies, which own the National Student Survey, commissioned NatCen, the University of London’s Institute of Education, and the Institute for Employment Studies to review the current purposes of the NSS and how effectively it meets them, and to make recommendations for the survey’s future shape.

  • Workforce Planning in Academic Institutions

    A report for Universitas 21

    Reilly P, Miller L, Hirsh W | Jul 2014 | Institute for Employment Studies

    IES carried out a review of academic workforce planning for Universitas 21's HR Group, covering issues affecting workforce planning in academia; a description of workforce planning and talent management; and a consideration of workforce planning practice in U21 institutions.

  • Mapping youth transitions in Europe

    Jul 2014 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

    This report analyses the labour market situation of young people in Europe, focusing in particular on the school-to-work transition, in terms of the amount of time it takes to start the first job after education, while also monitoring the more general transition to adulthood, the age at which young people leave the parental home. It also investigates the tenacity of many young people who against the odds continue to be employed during the crisis, as well as charting their transitions from temporary to permanent contracts.

  • The Labour Market Story: The UK Following Recession

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story is an overarching narrative paper that summarises employment and skills in the UK, and four thematic briefing papers. This paper analyses current and recent performance of the UK economy and its position internationally, drivers of growth, and the contribution of skills to growth. It explores changes in the labour market and identifies challenges and opportunities for the UK.

  • The Labour Market Story: The State of UK Skills

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story is an overarching narrative paper that summarises employment and skills in the UK, and four thematic briefing papers. This paper covers the supply of skills and mismatches between supply and demand for skills. It provides an analysis of the stock of skills in the labour market and identifies skills gaps, shortages, under-use and mismatches in an increasingly polarised labour market.

  • The Labour Market Story: Skills Use at Work

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story is an overarching narrative paper that summarises employment and skills in the UK, and four thematic briefing papers. This paper assesses how skills are used in the workplace. It considers whether employer demand for skills is of sufficient quality and quantity to effectively utilise the skills available and move businesses up the value chain. It considers approaches to management and skills use at work, and suggests ways of raising employer demand for skills.

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    The Labour Market Story: Skills for the future

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story is an overarching narrative paper that summarises employment and skills in the UK, and four thematic briefing papers. This paper draws on recent quantitative and qualitative research to provide an analysis of future employment trends and associated skills requirements. It considers potential drivers of skills demand in the future, including globalisation, economic trends, science and technology, environmental change, and changing societal values.

  • The Labour Market Story: Skills for the future

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story is an overarching narrative paper that summarises employment and skills in the UK, and four thematic briefing papers. This paper draws on recent quantitative and qualitative research to provide an analysis of future employment trends and associated skills requirements. It considers potential drivers of skills demand in the future, including globalisation, economic trends, science and technology, environmental change, and changing societal values.

  • The Labour Market Story: An Overview

    Jul 2014 | UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)

    The Labour Market Story provides an up to date assessment of the state of the UK labour market and how it is performing relative to our international competitors. It is intended to inform future skills investment and policy to deliver a more effective skills system and alignment of public and private investment in skills.