UK Skills Mismatch in 2030. Industrial Strategy Council. Research Paper. October 2019[1]. A few comments and observations. A recent report by McKinsey for the UK’s Industrial Strategy Council explored which qualifications, knowledge and workplace skills are likely to face greater…
Continue ReadingDear Sir, As your article (AI eyes your job, FT 30th September 2019) describes the march of digitisation across all forms of work is having potentially a major impact on the work we do everyday and the relative mix…
Continue ReadingNo matter where you look in the world, the issue of employability – in particular graduate student employability – is high on the agenda for many. From students to regulators to universities, understanding and making effective progress on employability is…
Continue ReadingIs the current criticism of Unconditional Offers justified? Unconditional offers have been around a long time. However, since 2013 we’ve seen a rapid rise in offers with some form of unconditional component, from 2,825 in 2013 to 116,870 in 20181. …
Continue ReadingThe early days of regulation and other major changes Are we moving towards a fair and fully inclusive admissions system for our universities? Recently, we’ve observed a major, largely negative reaction to the rise in the number of unconditional offers,…
Continue ReadingDear Sir, While the focus is often on apprenticeships (FT October 23rd) to explain the German productivity problem as if the skills and knowledge of an apprentice makes the difference, but it is the ability to solve technical problems rapidly…
Continue ReadingThe UK’s Universities Minister, Sam Gyimah, is taking on a very complex challenge in proposing a ratings scheme for courses. Using such measures as student satisfaction, drop out rates and destinations data are fraught with problems. It is very hard…
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