For those leaving the Regular United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces, employment is seen as a key indic... more For those leaving the Regular United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces, employment is seen as a key indicator of a successful and sustainable transition. Whilst previous research (Deloitte, 2018; FiMT, 2013), and Ministry of Defence (MOD) employment statistics (MOD, 2021), show that the vast majority of ex-Forces personnel gain employment after leaving, very little consideration has been given towards the longevity of the employment achieved or whether ex-Service personnel are employed in the ‘right’ jobs (i.e. fulfilling, sustainable, matching their aspirations or maximising their potential) (Deloitte, 2018). There remains a lack of research into longer-term life and work outcomes for Service leavers, particularly beyond the two-year point when Career Transition Partnership (CTP)support ceases, and how this links to a person’s time in service. This has also led to previously accepted metrics for measuring success (e.g. finding employment) being viewed as limited in nature, and failing to take into account the ‘softer’ factors or ‘broader Key Performance Indicators’ of successful transition (FiMT, 2013). The aim of this study was to address these gaps in the research and explore the longer-term employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who have been out of the Armed Forces for at least two years
This literature review is part of a larger project comprising various components that extend over... more This literature review is part of a larger project comprising various components that extend over the period March, 2007 to March 2008. The Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick is working with Kent and Medway Connexions on the design and implementation of an innovative approach to careers education and guidance (CEG) across the region. This project is designed to help the service prepare for the impartial information, advice and guidance (IAG) that will be required to support curriculum changes such as the new Specialised Diplomas and comply with the imminent national standards for IAG. It comprises four discrete, but inter-related workpackages: • a thorough review of its CEG provision in secondary schools, using a qualitative, in-depth case study approach; • designing, testing and recommending an approach for sustainable e-portfolio development for career education and guidance across the region; • a feasibility study into the development of local labour m...
The project, of which this report is part, is concerned with reviewing the literature on Employab... more The project, of which this report is part, is concerned with reviewing the literature on Employability, Inclusion and ICT. Other elements of the project include: - A report outlining how the concept of employability is elaborated in the literature, with specific reference to young people, older workers and migrants (Green et al., 2012). An employability framework is presented in this report. - A report outlining the role played by ICT in affecting employability, with specific reference to young people, older people and migrants (de Hoyos et al., 2012). - A review of data sets (Owen et al., 2012). This report provides details of 26 initiatives (identified in the first two reports above) aimed at supporting individuals in developing ICT skills for employability and beyond. These initiatives can be seen, to different degrees, as 'good' practice cases, although the initiatives have not been rated. The list is by no means exhaustive and the template (provided at the end of the do...
This report provides analysis of qualitative research into the relationship between the internet-... more This report provides analysis of qualitative research into the relationship between the internet-enabled exchanges mentioned and employability. In doing so, it focuses on three areas of crowdsourcing: using the internet to access funding (CSF); using the internet to access and undertake paid work (usually remotely) (CSW); and using the internet to access unpaid work in the form of reciprocal exchanges or volunteering opportunities (which may be undertaken remotely), especially with the aim of developing skills for paid work (CSV).
A key policy concern of Member States of the EU is the need to stimulate the creation of employme... more A key policy concern of Member States of the EU is the need to stimulate the creation of employment as part of the 'job rich recovery'. This is happening at a time when the nature and organisation of work is changing rapidly: industry demands more flexible work organisation to maintain competitiveness; globalisation changes the supply and demand for labour; and new uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) change the practices and possibilities of work. The Internet has been a key factor in shaping paid and unpaid work over the last 15years, facilitating changes in the way that large and small business, NGOs, and the public sector access skills and labour; the nature of entrepreneurship and self-employment; the way we make employment transitions; the skill requirements of contemporary work; exclusion from work; pathways to social inclusion and social cohesion through work; and policy on welfare, labour and enterprise.
There is much debate about labour market and other changes, for example technological and demogra... more There is much debate about labour market and other changes, for example technological and demographic. Within this context, the support from the education and skills system still has a role in supporting individuals to make important decisions about their engagement in education and investment in skills, as well as helping individuals make informed choices and decisions about their transitions into and through the labour market. Individuals need to continuously adapt their skills and competencies whilst acquiring new and/or specialist skills to cope with demographic and labour market shifts. This is achieved by engaging with learning across the life-course. Recent frameworks for understanding the life-course, such as career adaptability, have focused on the attributes and competences needed of individuals to manage these labour market changes and transitions that they now face during their life. These frameworks take account of individual’s engagement in learning throughout their li...
A five year study of guidance is in progress in England. The aim is to use a qualitative, longitu... more A five year study of guidance is in progress in England. The aim is to use a qualitative, longitudinal case study approach to investigate the nature of effective guidance for adults and explore how, over the longer-term, it can add value to post-compulsory learning and enhance employability. Fifty in-depth case studies of guidance have been successfully completed (2003-2004) in a variety of professional contexts. Of the 50 clients who participated in the initial phase of the study, 49 reported that their guidance was useful. All clients are being followed-up by telephone on an annual basis over a four year period (2004-2008) to explore their career development and examine the role that guidance has played. This chapter considers the challenges in undertaking a longitudinal study into guidance and defining what makes guidance effective. It draws on the initial phase of the study by focusing on a comparative analysis of different perspectives on useful career guidance. It also present...
The APPG for Adult Education commissioned the Warwick Institute for Employment Research at the Un... more The APPG for Adult Education commissioned the Warwick Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick (April – June 2016) to conduct research into the needs of adult learners.1 This work was managed by nine Specialist Designated Institutions (SDIs) including: City Lit, Morley College, Hillcroft College, Northern College, Ruskin College, Working Men’s College, Mary Ward Centre, Fircroft College and the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). Each has its own identity, mission and distinctive approach, which adds to the rich diversity of adult education. Our primary focus is on adult education, and on adults returning to learn. Learning can occur in education or training institutions (offline or online), the workplace (on or off the job), the family, or cultural and especially, community settings. We use ‘learning’ to refer to all kinds of formal education and training (organised/accredited). We also include non-formal (organised unaccredited) and informal approaches (n...
In the current economic context where a key policy emphasis is on employment, this project aims t... more In the current economic context where a key policy emphasis is on employment, this project aims to inform policy of new forms of work and ways to enhance employability mediated by ICT. New applications of ICTs are continually changing the practices and possibilities of work, the way that tasks are executed, how they are organised; labour markets - how human capital is contracted, exploited and developed; and the ways and places that people are able and choose to work and develop their working life. This report explores four areas of ICT-mediated work, crowd-sourced labour, crowdfunding, online volunteering and internet-mediated work exchange (timebanks), that have until now been little explored. However, over the last 10 years, they have established themselves and are growing in importance and impact. Very little research has previously been available that gives insight into how and why these services have been set up, how they are used, and their impact on people's lives. This ...
For those leaving the Regular United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces, employment is seen as a key indic... more For those leaving the Regular United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces, employment is seen as a key indicator of a successful and sustainable transition. Whilst previous research (Deloitte, 2018; FiMT, 2013), and Ministry of Defence (MOD) employment statistics (MOD, 2021), show that the vast majority of ex-Forces personnel gain employment after leaving, very little consideration has been given towards the longevity of the employment achieved or whether ex-Service personnel are employed in the ‘right’ jobs (i.e. fulfilling, sustainable, matching their aspirations or maximising their potential) (Deloitte, 2018). There remains a lack of research into longer-term life and work outcomes for Service leavers, particularly beyond the two-year point when Career Transition Partnership (CTP)support ceases, and how this links to a person’s time in service. This has also led to previously accepted metrics for measuring success (e.g. finding employment) being viewed as limited in nature, and failing to take into account the ‘softer’ factors or ‘broader Key Performance Indicators’ of successful transition (FiMT, 2013). The aim of this study was to address these gaps in the research and explore the longer-term employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who have been out of the Armed Forces for at least two years
This literature review is part of a larger project comprising various components that extend over... more This literature review is part of a larger project comprising various components that extend over the period March, 2007 to March 2008. The Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick is working with Kent and Medway Connexions on the design and implementation of an innovative approach to careers education and guidance (CEG) across the region. This project is designed to help the service prepare for the impartial information, advice and guidance (IAG) that will be required to support curriculum changes such as the new Specialised Diplomas and comply with the imminent national standards for IAG. It comprises four discrete, but inter-related workpackages: • a thorough review of its CEG provision in secondary schools, using a qualitative, in-depth case study approach; • designing, testing and recommending an approach for sustainable e-portfolio development for career education and guidance across the region; • a feasibility study into the development of local labour m...
The project, of which this report is part, is concerned with reviewing the literature on Employab... more The project, of which this report is part, is concerned with reviewing the literature on Employability, Inclusion and ICT. Other elements of the project include: - A report outlining how the concept of employability is elaborated in the literature, with specific reference to young people, older workers and migrants (Green et al., 2012). An employability framework is presented in this report. - A report outlining the role played by ICT in affecting employability, with specific reference to young people, older people and migrants (de Hoyos et al., 2012). - A review of data sets (Owen et al., 2012). This report provides details of 26 initiatives (identified in the first two reports above) aimed at supporting individuals in developing ICT skills for employability and beyond. These initiatives can be seen, to different degrees, as 'good' practice cases, although the initiatives have not been rated. The list is by no means exhaustive and the template (provided at the end of the do...
This report provides analysis of qualitative research into the relationship between the internet-... more This report provides analysis of qualitative research into the relationship between the internet-enabled exchanges mentioned and employability. In doing so, it focuses on three areas of crowdsourcing: using the internet to access funding (CSF); using the internet to access and undertake paid work (usually remotely) (CSW); and using the internet to access unpaid work in the form of reciprocal exchanges or volunteering opportunities (which may be undertaken remotely), especially with the aim of developing skills for paid work (CSV).
A key policy concern of Member States of the EU is the need to stimulate the creation of employme... more A key policy concern of Member States of the EU is the need to stimulate the creation of employment as part of the 'job rich recovery'. This is happening at a time when the nature and organisation of work is changing rapidly: industry demands more flexible work organisation to maintain competitiveness; globalisation changes the supply and demand for labour; and new uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) change the practices and possibilities of work. The Internet has been a key factor in shaping paid and unpaid work over the last 15years, facilitating changes in the way that large and small business, NGOs, and the public sector access skills and labour; the nature of entrepreneurship and self-employment; the way we make employment transitions; the skill requirements of contemporary work; exclusion from work; pathways to social inclusion and social cohesion through work; and policy on welfare, labour and enterprise.
There is much debate about labour market and other changes, for example technological and demogra... more There is much debate about labour market and other changes, for example technological and demographic. Within this context, the support from the education and skills system still has a role in supporting individuals to make important decisions about their engagement in education and investment in skills, as well as helping individuals make informed choices and decisions about their transitions into and through the labour market. Individuals need to continuously adapt their skills and competencies whilst acquiring new and/or specialist skills to cope with demographic and labour market shifts. This is achieved by engaging with learning across the life-course. Recent frameworks for understanding the life-course, such as career adaptability, have focused on the attributes and competences needed of individuals to manage these labour market changes and transitions that they now face during their life. These frameworks take account of individual’s engagement in learning throughout their li...
A five year study of guidance is in progress in England. The aim is to use a qualitative, longitu... more A five year study of guidance is in progress in England. The aim is to use a qualitative, longitudinal case study approach to investigate the nature of effective guidance for adults and explore how, over the longer-term, it can add value to post-compulsory learning and enhance employability. Fifty in-depth case studies of guidance have been successfully completed (2003-2004) in a variety of professional contexts. Of the 50 clients who participated in the initial phase of the study, 49 reported that their guidance was useful. All clients are being followed-up by telephone on an annual basis over a four year period (2004-2008) to explore their career development and examine the role that guidance has played. This chapter considers the challenges in undertaking a longitudinal study into guidance and defining what makes guidance effective. It draws on the initial phase of the study by focusing on a comparative analysis of different perspectives on useful career guidance. It also present...
The APPG for Adult Education commissioned the Warwick Institute for Employment Research at the Un... more The APPG for Adult Education commissioned the Warwick Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick (April – June 2016) to conduct research into the needs of adult learners.1 This work was managed by nine Specialist Designated Institutions (SDIs) including: City Lit, Morley College, Hillcroft College, Northern College, Ruskin College, Working Men’s College, Mary Ward Centre, Fircroft College and the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). Each has its own identity, mission and distinctive approach, which adds to the rich diversity of adult education. Our primary focus is on adult education, and on adults returning to learn. Learning can occur in education or training institutions (offline or online), the workplace (on or off the job), the family, or cultural and especially, community settings. We use ‘learning’ to refer to all kinds of formal education and training (organised/accredited). We also include non-formal (organised unaccredited) and informal approaches (n...
In the current economic context where a key policy emphasis is on employment, this project aims t... more In the current economic context where a key policy emphasis is on employment, this project aims to inform policy of new forms of work and ways to enhance employability mediated by ICT. New applications of ICTs are continually changing the practices and possibilities of work, the way that tasks are executed, how they are organised; labour markets - how human capital is contracted, exploited and developed; and the ways and places that people are able and choose to work and develop their working life. This report explores four areas of ICT-mediated work, crowd-sourced labour, crowdfunding, online volunteering and internet-mediated work exchange (timebanks), that have until now been little explored. However, over the last 10 years, they have established themselves and are growing in importance and impact. Very little research has previously been available that gives insight into how and why these services have been set up, how they are used, and their impact on people's lives. This ...
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