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Welcome to the sixth edition of
’e-news’ — the final one before Futureskills Scotland moves from the Enterprise Networks to the Scottish Government at the end of March.
This issue outlines some of our recent projects while highlighting existing work that will continue from our new location.
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International Comparisons of Scotland's Labour Market Performance |
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Labour Market Projections 2008-2018 |
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News |
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Cabinet Secretary launches
Futureskills conference
 Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop MSP launched Futureskills Scotland’s Scottish Labour Market Research and Policy Conference.
Held in March, labour market experts from across the UK gave workshops and presentations on a range of subjects including up-skilling Scottish jobs, low wages and labour market flows.
Click below to find out more and view conference presentations.
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Latest research |
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Free access to expert analysis
A report on the skills and qualifications people need to carry out their jobs is just one example of what’s available in the Research Series.
Like all reports in this section, it’s been produced by academic experts — commissioned by Futureskills Scotland — to provide objective analysis of important labour market issues.
Click on the link below for this and other reports.
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Trade unions and workplace training
 There are few differences between unionised and non-unionised workplaces when it comes to levels of training activity, once organisation size and sectoral differences are considered.
That was one of the key findings from a report — based on the 2004 and 2006 Employer Skills Surveys — investigating whether trade unions influence skills investment in firms.
To find out more and download the summary and full reports, click below.
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Workers’ views on skills
A Futureskills report has highlighted the polarisation of jobs in Scotland, with many requiring either highly qualified workers or no qualifications on entry.
Work Skills in Scotland: the Workers’ View also reveals that around a third of people receive no training at work, largely because their jobs don’t require it.
Click below to find out more about the report taken from the Work Skills in Britain Survey.
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Other news |
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Annual report reviews year
Futureskills Scotland’s annual report not only highlights the success of 2007 but what’s coming up in 2008.
This includes reports on older workers, Scottish labour market flows, labour market projections and how product-market strategies influence demand for labour.
To find out about these and the success of 2007, click below to download the report.
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Joint Events with EDAS |
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Work-readiness of young people
Two Scottish events are being held to investigate the work-readiness of young people in Scotland.
Held jointly between Futureskills Scotland and the Economic Development Association Scotland (EDAS), the sessions will disseminate research from Futureskills Scotland, senior academics and policy makers.
To attend or find out more, click below to go to the EDAS website.
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Free downloads |
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Greater range of information
Futureskills Scotland has re-launched its new and improved Key Indicators web resource.
This now provides free access to an even wider range of official, survey-based and administrative data for local areas across Scotland.
To sample these and other improvements, click below.
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Don’t forget Research Online!
Futureskills Scotland has also recently improved its other free resource, Research Online.
It offers instant access to nearly 5,000 labour market reports and analysis from across the world.
Highlights include:
• Community benefits in public procurement: a report demonstrating the approach for including targeted recruitment and training clauses in public sector contracts.
• Patterns of pay: results of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997 to 2007.
• Improving employment participation for welfare recipients facing personal barriers.
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