Skills upgrading needs : the challenge for employers and training providers in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Citation

McQuaid R, Greig M, Hollywood E, Lindsay C, Thomson E, Devins D, Johnson S & McCracken M (2007) Skills upgrading needs : the challenge for employers and training providers in Scotland and Northern Ireland. UK Commission for Employment and Skills. UKCES Research Report, 26. Wath-upon-Dearne. http://www.researchonline.org.uk/sds/search/download.do;jsessionid=8C91B79F906F964298126E296EF825C1?ref=B6065

Abstract
his report presents the findings of research on meeting employers’ skills upgrading needs through engagement with Further Education (FE) and commercial vocational education and training (VET) providers in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The research was commissioned by the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) in line with the themes outlined by the SSDA’s priorities on ‘understanding the demand for skills’ and ‘identifying and meeting skill needs’) – this report builds on and complements research already completed in England and Wales.

Keywords
vocational education and training (VET); FE colleges; skills

People

Professor Ronald McQuaid

Emeritus Professor, Management, Work and Organisation