Originating in the 2017 Conservative Party Manifesto, Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs) were billed as a means of tackling local skills shortages by ensuring that skills supply would be better matched to the needs of employers. The then Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, fleshed out what this meant in a speech at Battersea Power […]
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Data Dabbling: Analysing the Occupation and Skills Trajectory of Your Alumni
In a previous Data Dabbling back in July, we introduced our new Professional Profiles data, demonstrating how it can be used to help education providers understand a number of interesting aspects of their alumni in the workplace, including the kinds of jobs they are doing, and the skills they specialise in, especially when compared to former […]
September 2019 Product Update
Welcome to our latest product update, where we share with you some of the developments we’ve been working on in our Analyst tool. This month, we’ve got three updates to tell you about. Gross Value Added (GVA) is now in Industry Reports We mentioned in our June Product Update that we had added Gross Value […]
Universities and Place
How does a university define the geography of its local economy? Is it the immediate geographic area where the institution has a physical presence? Is it where its students are primarily drawn from? Is it the main locations its students go on to be employed in? Is it linked to the industry and research […]
What Part Can LMI Play in Helping Recruiters Achieve Business Success?
In our previous blogs (here and here), we looked at the reasons why Labour Market Insight (LMI) is becoming increasingly crucial in the Recruitment industry, and why this has led to our partnership with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) to bring localised LMI to their 3,000+ members, through a series of local employment […]
How Can Local Labour Market Insight Help Recruiters Stand Out From Their Competitors?
According to research we have carried out for our new Workforce Intelligence report — Using Labour Market Insight to Grow Your Recruitment Business — (which you can get for free by clicking on the image to the right), there is both a need for greater access to quality Labour Market Insight (LMI) in the Recruitment […]
Why is Labour Market Insight Becoming Increasingly Vital For Recruitment Companies?
As we mentioned in our previous blog, we are partnering with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) to bring localised Labour Market Insight to their 3,000+ members, through a series of reports giving local employment trends and analysis for every LEP and Combined Authority in the England, along with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. […]
