Skills and social inclusion
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Learning + skills: social inclusion and
economic competitiveness
Paul Convery
Director, Center for Economic and Social Inclusion
London, July 18th 2001
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A skills crisis?
investment in human capital replacing old
patterns of capital investment
pressures of competitive globalisation
shortage of workers who can adapt to advancing
technology and to new working patterns
people without skills are being left behind – stuck
in precarious jobs that are poorly paid
successful firms are learning, innovative
businesses
improving employability throughout working life
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Improving employability: economic
rationale
nearly ¾ of employers face recruitment problems;
1 in 4 now report skill shortage blockages;
1¼ million vacancies but 1 in 4 employers unable
to recruit because of skill shortages;
average productivity gap with EU and US of
between 20 and 40 per cent;
38% of owner managers have qualification levels
below VQ2;
40% of 16 year olds leave school and give up on
any further learning.
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Improving employability: Social case
earnings for level 3 skilled are 25% higher
unskilled earn 30% less than average
employment rates for:
– those with level 3 at least - 78%
– those with no qualifications - 52%
skills must unlock exclusion from work by:
– tackling problems early in education system
– equipping the non-employed
– boosting employability of individuals in work
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Skill shortages and gaps
7 million (1 in 5) lacking basic literacy/numeracy
intermediate level technical skills
generic skills
mathematics skills
IT skills
management and leadership
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Learning system lopsided
excellent learning system at the top end of the
labour market
about 33% are significantly over-educated
a fifth of the labour force is totally unqualified
skilled people tend to get even more trained: 20%
of degree qualified workers regularly receive
employer funded training - compared with only
8% of those qualified to VQ2
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Government response: young people
vocational GCSEs, vocational A-levels and
foundation degrees
50% of young people to enter higher education by
2010
60 per cent of 21 year-olds to have A-levels by
2004
an extra 80,000 more 16-18 year olds in full-time
learning from 2004
growth and quality targets for Apprenticeships
despite the youth population gradually shrinking
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Government response: adults
free basic skills training: 750,000 by 2004
information advice & guidance
better job matching and broking services
individual learning commitment
new mechanisms & institutions:
union learning fund
NTO development
ICT learning centres
adult and community education
workplace and employer initiatives - responsive to need
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Improving participation and
attainment
basic skills and core competences
strengthening vocational learning
integrating academic and vocational
culture: institutions, employers & individuals
new entitlements e.g. all ages level 2
flexible forms of delivery - “where, when & how”
targeted support for the disadvantaged
higher standards: employers and institutions
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