Successfully integrating social and equality aspects that can help address social inequities into procurement requires dedicated knowledge. Yet, while crucial for effective practices, this knowledge is not always easily available.

A new book chapter written by Dr Katharina Sarter considers different ways of gathering and distributing knowledge.

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.

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.

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.

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.