Addressing skills gaps and poor job quality among disadvantaged groups
Employers and job seekers alike can benefit when they collaborate to develop training and employment opportunities through local skills eco-systems
Employers and job seekers alike can benefit when they collaborate to develop training and employment opportunities through local skills eco-systems
This study explores how a local skills ecosystem helped alleviate skills gaps and improve job quality within an Eastern European migrant community in Liverpool. Employers, HR professionals and workers themselves worked together to design a mutually beneficial system that raised educational aspirations and broadened access to training opportunities.
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Understand what we mean by skills in the workplace, UK skill levels and the government’s skills policy.
Katie Stickland, CIPD Knowledge Exchange Manager, reviews research that examines how HR departments have utilised digital technology such as AI and analytics
What are the barriers to the adoption of generative AI tools at work and how can they be overcome?
An exploration of how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can be used effectively to support human resource management
Research investigates what factors influence employees’ responses to electronic performance monitoring