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 Strategic Skills Needs in the Financial Services SectorMarch 2010 This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the financial services sector to 2020. The sector was selected for analysis on the basis of its importance to the UK economy. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |  Strategic Skills Needs in the Financial Services Sector - Executive SummaryMarch 2010 This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the financial services sector to 2020. The sector was selected for analysis on the basis of its importance to the UK economy. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |
 Strategic Skills Needs in the Bio-medical SectorMarch 2010 This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the bio-medical sector. For the purpose of this report the sector has been defined as the combination of the pharmaceutical, medical biotechnology, and medical technologies sectors; in other words, those industries which produce the drugs, therapies, and equipment for the health care system in the UK and abroad. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |  Strategic Skills Needs in the Bio-medical Sector - Executive SummaryMarch 2010 This report provides an assessment of the skills needs in the bio-medical sector. For the purpose of this report the sector has been defined as the combination of the pharmaceutical, medical biotechnology, and medical technologies sectors; in other words, those industries which produce the drugs, therapies, and equipment for the health care system in the UK and abroad. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |
 Horizon Scanning and Scenario Building: Scenarios for Skills 2020March 2010 This report draws upon horizon scanning techniques, scenarios and interviews to identify the key drivers of change in the UK and globally which may impact on the employment and skills landscape in England by 2020. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |  Horizon Scanning and Scenario Building: Scenarios for Skills 2020 - Executive SummaryMarch 2010 This report draws upon horizon scanning techniques, scenarios and interviews to identify the key drivers of change in the UK and globally which may impact on the employment and skills landscape in England by 2020. The study is part of a wider exercise designed to contribute towards the UK Commission’s overall response to strategic skills, the National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010. |
 Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow - The National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010 - Volume 1: Key FindingsMarch 2010 This publication provides an overview of the key findings of the first National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010: Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow. The Audit aims to provide government, as well as employers, providers, individuals and public agencies with greater insight and foresight into England’s existing and future skill needs. It identifies the sectors, occupations and skills on which we need to particularly focus so that we are able to effectively meet the changing needs of the economy and labour market.
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discussing this document. |  Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow - The National Strategic Skills Audit for England 2010 - Volume 2: The Evidence ReportMarch 2010 Skills for Jobs: Today and Tomorrow is the first National Strategic Skills Audit for England produced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. The Audit provides key intelligence on England’s existing and future skills needs in both current and emerging industries. The information contained in this and future versions of the Audit (which will be produced on an annual basis) will help the UK Commission to supply the analysis required to develop the nation’s skills base so that it meets the immediate and longer-term needs of a fast changing economy. Watch the NSSA video in our Multimedia section.
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 Praxis: Skills are not enough: the globalisation of knowledge and the future UK economyMarch 2010 Skills and employment policy in the UK has responded to global competition by developing a clear vision and setting goals for the development of a highly skilled working age population, able to compete effectively in higher value market places. At the same time lower skilled and lower paid industries are increasingly seen as the preserve of emerging economies – as part of a linear evolutionary process. |  Contributing to the Debate: Assessing the UK Evidence Base on Employment and SkillsApril 2010 This paper summarises ten key issues for data relating to employment and skills in the UK, and explores in what ways these might be improved to support the continued improvement of the UK’s LMI landscape. |