We’ve made a number of improvements to our Career Coach tool, which we think will really benefit our customers, and even more crucially, their end users: learners and prospective learners. There are five changes that we want to tell you about, plus a reminder of a fantastic facility that has been available for some […]
Higher Education
Education Providers and the Language of Skills
If people looking for work and employers looking for workers can better articulate the skills they have and the skills they need using the same Language of Skills (as we have set out here and here), then we will have moved a significant way towards closing the skills gap that has dogged the labour […]
The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Economy and the Implications for Higher Education
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a giant Pause button being pressed on the UK economy. While there is a lot of uncertainty about what this means for the economy and our future, Emsi has been working with a range of partners from universities and colleges, to LEPs, government and sector bodies to make […]
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 […]
How Can Your University Engage and Inspire Prospective Students at This Time?
With the national crisis unfolding around us, universities are having to adapt to new and very different ways of working, particularly the transition to remote working and online teaching, so that students can continue their education. According to Alistair Jarvis, Chief Executive of Universities UK, the response has been particularly impressive. But what about prospective […]
Introducing Our First Conference Speaker: David Corke, Association of Colleges
With less than three months to go until the 2020 Emsi Conference, and with tickets starting to sell fast, it is time we introduced you to the great speakers we are lining up. The theme of the day is The Great British Talent Challenge, and we’ll be looking at how the demand and supply […]
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 5
In the final part of this series, we look at some of the practical ways your university can use the kind of data we have presented to inform a truly civic agenda. Measuring the impact your university is having on its local economy, and then seeking to better understand what is driving that economy, as […]
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 4
In the fourth part of our series, we look at how universities that are seeking to be truly civic institutions can use localised LMI to really understand demand in their local economy, particularly graduate skills demand. The first three parts can be found here, here and here. Understanding the economic impact your university has on […]
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 3
In this third part of our series looking at the role of localised Labour Market Insight in the Civic University agenda, we look at how your institution can measure its economic impact on its area. Parts one and two of this series can be found here and here. A good place to begin thinking about […]
The Civic University: Using Labour Market Insight to Inform Your Strategic Approach — Part 1
This is the first of a five part series looking at the Civic University agenda and the role that localised Labour Market Insight can play in helping institutions achieve their aims. In an era of globalisation, where most universities take in large numbers of international students and many seek to have a worldwide reach, it […]
