In a piece a couple of weeks back, we set out what we perceive to be the real issue driving the skills gap. The skills gap is not the fundamental problem, as such, but really the outward manifestation of the underlying problem, which can be summed up as an inability of people, employers and […]
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Preparing Your College For the Future – Part 2: How do Your Courses Compare to Demand?
This is the second part of a four part series (Part 1 is here) leading up to a webinar on 9th June — Preparing Your College for the Future — in which we’ll be demonstrating our new tool for colleges, FE Analyst, from which all the data in these pieces has been taken. To register […]
Looking at University Benchmarking and Competitor Analysis Through a New Lens
Among the many issues universities are grappling with right now, ensuring they are still relating to their prospective students and standing out from their competitors is one of the most crucial. And given the current reality, along with traditional ways of benchmarking and competitor analysis, such as looking at enrolment and graduation numbers, student […]
Planning for the Short, Medium and Long-Term Effects of the Crisis on Your Local Economy
It’s highly unlikely that anyone reading this was wondering at the beginning of the year what would happen if all the restaurants, pubs, cafes, hotels, “non-essential” shops and a host of other businesses were to be shut down for weeks, perhaps months on end. Yet here we are, in the midst of what it […]
Wanted: Economic Analyst With a Passion For Finding and Delivering Answers to Questions About the Changing Labour Market.
Emsi hiring is a bit like waiting for a bus — you wait a while for one to come along and then two come along together. And so having just announced our intention to hire a new Account Manager a couple of weeks back, here comes another, this time for the role of Economic […]
Preparing Your College For the Future – Part 1: An Overview of Your Local Economy
Let’s start with the bad, if somewhat obvious, news. The last few months have taken a huge toll on people, businesses and organisations in this country and throughout many parts of the world. Not only that, but the measures that have been put in place to deal with Covid-19 are likely to have huge […]
The Language of Skills
John has been working as Head Chef in a restaurant for the last five years, but due to the closure of the premises during the current crisis, the owner has just announced he is going to have to close it, with all staff being laid off. John is devastated, as this is a job […]
