IER News & blogs
Disconnection in the education-training-work-continuum
Dr Jamelia Harris published an article as part of the NORRAG Special Issue NSI 08 : The Education-Training-Work Continuums: Pathways to SocioProfessional Inclusion for Youth and Adults.
The Special Issue is part of a collaboration with the ILO and focuses on the discontinuities that currently exist between education, training and decent work, arguing that existing discontinuities between these three fields create and reinforce exclusions and inequalities for already marginalised groups.
Event: Deep diving into skill shortages - What can we learn from Cedefop's 2023 skills forecast?
The event features presentations on Cedefop's future shortage indicator, drivers of recruitment difficulties and skill shortages in Canada.
IER’s skills expert Terence Hogarth will be a panelist, discussing policy responses to shortages along with fellow panelists Ben Kriechel (Economix), Sylvain Renouvel (Federation of European Social Employers) and Tuscany Bell (European Federation of Public Service Unions).
The online event will take place on 22 June 14.00 - 15.30 hours UK time. For further details and registration please visit the Cedefop website.
Career experts' conceptions of systems development in lifelong guidance
This article, co-authored by Dr Sally-Anne Barnes and Professors Jenny Bimrose and Alan Brown, reports the findings from a phenomenographic study of career experts’ conceptions of systems development in lifelong guidance settings. The results show that conceptions of systems development in lifelong guidance varied from minimal, aspirational, strategic to systemic.
Current Challenges and Opportunities in Public Services
Dr Katharina Sarter was part of a panel discussion on public services organised by and held at the University of York. The event, which was part of the launch of the new book 'Understanding Public Services: A Contemporary Introduction', explored current challenges and opportunities relating to public services.
Research Fellow post at IER
The IER is seeking to appoint an outstanding Research Fellow, and invites candidates with interests in any of the Institute’s diverse fields of research to apply, in particular candidates with strong quantitative research skills. This is an opportunity for a researcher who wants to make a difference with their research by getting involved in policy-relevant research.
More details are available at the University of Warwick website.
Closing date for applications is 20 June 2023.