SLIM Publications

Employment & Skills: The Role of Regeneration in Supporting Communities - Learning Theme Final Report - 14/07/2010 - SLIM

Alliance Report on the future of the Regional Skills Analysis - 15/06/2010 - SLIM

May 2010 Recession Briefing - 09/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Plymouth - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Somerset - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Swindon - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Gloucestershire - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Torbay - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Wiltshire - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - West of England - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Devon - 02/06/2010 - SLIM

Local Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - Cornwall - 01/06/2010 - SLIM

Regional Employment & Skills Analysis 2010 - 01/06/2010 - SLIM

Alliance Report on Older Workers in the South West - 15/04/2010 - SLIM

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External Publications

Applying the learning from customer empowerment models operating in other industries to the post-16 employment and skills sector
This report explores a wide range of approaches to increasing empowerment among customers for services as diverse as rail travel and the purchasing of white goods. It examines the potential of these processes to be applied to the Post-16 Employment and Skills Sector - as well as referring to cases where this is already taking place.

Tackling exclusion: a scoping study into the employment and skills outcomes for people suffering or at risk of social exclusion
The study aims to answer three questions. First of all, using existing data sources and evidence what are the employment and skills outcomes for the most excluded? Secondly do the current performance management and funding frameworks incentivise providers to work with the hardest to help? And finally which models of delivery improve outcomes for this group?

Personal Learning Accounts: building on lessons learnt
This report was funded by the UK Commission as part of a programme of activity to inform the development of the proposals in Ambition 2020: skills, jobs growth. Drawing upon international comparisons and research in the UK this report explores the challenges and potential of Personal Learning Accounts.

DWP: Training and progression in the labour market
This research reviews recent trends on training and seeks to uncover a link to changes in employment characteristics. It looks specifically for a relationship between undertaking training, and gaining, retaining and advancing in employment.

Publication of DWP research report 668: Exploring staff perceptions of Jobcentre Plus downturn measures
A research report has been published by the Department for Work and Pensions which explores Jobcentre Plus staff perceptions of a number of “downturn measures” which were introduced in 2008 to help manage the increase in customer volumes associated with the economic downturn.

Expenditure and funding models in lifelong learning: a context paper
This paper represents a major original contribution to building that knowledge base. It covers expenditure on lifelong learning as well as models for funding.

Co-investment in the skills of the future
“This Review is about ensuring there is a system in place to make sure that where individual adults and employers are expected to co-invest in their learning and in their future, this does indeed happen.”

Changing the NEET mindset: achieving more effective transitions between education and work
This report, by Sarah Gracey and Scott Kelly, seeks to determine why the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) is so high, and what can be done to tackle this problem.

The public service challenge: implementing the lessons from Total Place
Includes a Case Study from Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole.

The Rural Challenge: Achieving sustainable rural communities for the 21st century
The document describes a future for rural England in which every rural community can thrive. It presents a shared policy agenda for rural communities. Its overriding objective is to help achieve a positive, lasting legacy of sustainable rural communities in which people enjoy living and working; which are vibrant, distinctive and in keeping with the character of their surroundings, with a full range of good-quality local services; and which enhance local landscapes, heritage and biodiversity while meeting the challenges of climate and economic change. It proposes urgent, implementable changes that pick up and respond to the concerns that the partners in the new Coalition Government have already stated they wish to address.