by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The essential digital skills framework has been designed to support providers, organisations and employers across the UK who offer training for adults to secure their essential digital skills. The framework sets out five categories of essential digital skills for life...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Resolution Foundation has published a briefing note looking at the UK’s 4.2 million low-paid workers on whom it argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed the greatest cost. It states that lower earners are three times as likely to have lost their job or been...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Centre for Social Justice has released a publication on how to reboot skills training for disadvantaged adults. The paper outlines several major barriers faced by disadvantaged individuals in the context of adult learning. The paper was written before the COVID-19...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
A research report by The Prince’s Trust and YouGov which surveyed 1022 16 to 25 year olds, has revealed that 43% of these young people feel their anxiety levels have increased as a result of the crisis, with 32% saying they are overwhelmed by feelings of panic and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
People 1st International have published a research report Covid-19: The impact on skills in hospitality, retail, travel and aviation based on feedback from over 500 employers across these sectors. The report finds that three quarters of employers (74.5%) report that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jun 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
HOLEX, a professional body for Adult Community Education and Learning, has written a paper setting out a range of measures for the immediate and longer term which could support adult education learners and place them in a better place to look for employment when the...
