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“In the 21st century, our natural resource is our people – and their potential is untapped and vast. Skills will unlock that potential.” - Leitch Review, December 2006

The development of learning and skills is fundamental to the economic and social well-being of the UK and Europe. Building policies and infrastructures that can support the level of development required is now a major priority.
Across Europe, governments are seeking to build systems that can meet the needs of businesses and individuals in a variety of ways. These include: developing a better understanding of education and training; reforming the accreditation and qualification systems to encourage flexibility in the labour market; extending the definition of learning to encompass informal learning; and developing robust planning and quality assurance systems.

ECOTEC can help you:

  • Find and implement practical solutions;
  • Gather a clear picture of supply and demand in learning markets and help to identify business skills needs;
  • Evaluate education and training programmes, and recommend how they can be developed to meet your objectives;
  • Develop sustainable policies that meet the needs of the economy and of diverse communities;
  • Determine where your policy should head in the future and assess the quality of provision, provider capacity and capability development.

Service Portfolio: Employer Investment in Training and Workforce Development

This study, commissioned to enhance the SSDA’s understanding of employers’ investment in training and workforce development, researched the most important issues in investment in training and workforce development in the UK and internationally. It also explored and extracted important lessons on the effectiveness of different funding and non funding incentives and drivers for employer investment. We identified case studies of cultural, institutional and financial mechanisms to encourage employer investment in vocational education. Our work also established robust, transparent and evidence-based conclusions and recommendations, adding value to the work of the SSDA and its partners in assessing employer investment in training. The study contributed to valuable SSDA inputs into the consultation process as part of the Leitch Review of Skills.

gary.lawson@ecotec.com
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