In our previous piece, we looked at how an individual who is struggling to define and articulate their skills can do so by using the Language of Skills we have developed. In our example, we saw how John, a Head Chef who has just lost his job, was able to use our Skills Match […]
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An Analysis of Claimant Count and Jobseeker’s Allowance Data Across the Country
When the Government released the May Claimant Count data (covering April), as was widely anticipated it made for pretty grim reading. The increase in the number of people claiming benefits was greater than many forecasts had predicted, reaching just over 856,000 — a 69% increase from March and the biggest since records began in […]
People and the Language of Skills
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 […]
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 […]
