A more detailed version of this post is available here The coronavirus pandemic has shown just how unreliable and untimely data can be. In the UK, experts can’t even agree on what constitutes a ‘test’ and how we count the…
Continue ReadingIn this previous post, we described how we can use the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) method, as borrowed from international economics, to gain quick and important insights into key skills and work content for individual, or groups of, occupations. Another…
Continue ReadingRevealed Comparative Advantage is an index used in international economics for calculating the relative advantage or disadvantage of a certain country in a certain class of goods or services as evidenced by trade flows[1]. RCA is equal to the proportion…
Continue ReadingIntermediate and Detailed Work Activities (IWAs and DWAs) were introduced into O*NET v18.1 (March 2014). They are updated on a rolling basis along with the rest of the elements of O*NET. At Blue Mirror Insights, we consider IWAs as being…
Continue ReadingIn our work, we regularly review research – both qualitative and quantitative – on occupational requirements and content, to gain insights into workforce changes both global and local. One project we are doing right now involves us analysing data in…
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