The year 2020 was quite unlike any we have ever experienced, and the effects of the Covid-19 crisis and numerous restrictions placed on millions of people will be with us throughout 2021 and long into the future. In terms of the economy, the country experienced the most dramatic curtailment of economic activity on record, with […]
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Start 2021 by Shouting About Your College’s Impact.
With the effects of the ongoing crisis continuing to shape local economies through 2021, and with the coming Post-16 White Paper expected to set out a vision that puts colleges at the heart of local skills challenges, your college is going to need robust insight and expert analysis to ensure you are successfully navigating your […]
The Growth in Demand for Remote Workers in 2020
In our last Shedding Light on the Labour Market of 2020 (also published over at FE News), we’re going to look at one of the most striking consequences to have occurred through the imposition of Lockdown — that of working from home. We can begin by comparing the proportion of jobs where people were working […]
The Fastest Growing Demand for Lower Skilled Jobs Across the Seven CAEHRS Regions
This piece has also been published on FE News. In October, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed which organisations had been successful in tendering for inclusion in the new Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health-Related Services (CAEHRS). The new agreements, which are set to replace the existing Umbrella Agreement for Employment and Health […]
Introducing Two New Members of the Emsi UK Team to Help us Bless Our Customers
As we near the end of what has been a tumultuous year, we want to let you know that our plans to continue blessing our customers as we move into 2021 have seen us bring in a couple of new additions to the Emsi UK team. Ben Owen joins our Further Education team, and […]
New Report From The Skills Network Uses Emsi Data to Identify Skills and Employment Trends
The UK’s biggest online learning provider, The Skills Network (TSN), has just published an important new report, which uses Emsi data to highlight the top 10 most sought-after skills being demanded by employers in the UK right now. The report aims to help those who are unemployed or who have been made redundant to identify […]
The Fastest Growing Skills in the Four Nations of the United Kingdom
In this fortnight’s Shedding Light on the Labour Market (also published on FE News), we take a look at which hard skills have seen the biggest percentage growth throughout this year across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As with our last piece, we are once again using Emsi’s Job Posting Analytics, which harvests employer […]
