IER News & blogs

It’s been a good year for good jobs policy

IER was established 45 years ago with funding from the UK Government and what is now the European Commission. Its task then was to provide labour market forecasts to support policymaking. Although government emphasis on skills has remained constant, government interest in employment policy more broadly has waxed and waned over the years.

Dr Katharina Sarter presented key findings from a project that investigated how public procurement professionals navigate the challenges of an everchanging environment at Procurex Wales, a key event for public procurement professionals in Wales.

Professor Phillip Taylor was invited to take part in an event exploring what it means to get older, organised by the Resonate programme at the University of Warwick. Speaking alongside academics from other faculties, he emphasized ‘the importance and challenges of redesigning work for an ageing society’.