E-assessment in Technical Education in England: follow-on report
This short report follows on from the Review of the Potential for E-Assessment in Technical Education in England, written for the Gatsby Foundation and published in October 2021.
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Disclaimer: The Gatsby Charitable Foundation commissions and funds research which contributes to the strengthening of the country’s science and engineering skills. The views and opinions presented in the research reports do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
Great Expectations: Three Steps to a World Class Apprenticeship System
Gatsby commissioned Simon Field, a global expert on skills policy, to look at what needs to change in the current apprenticeships system. The resulting report draws on best practice from overseas, and a decade of data from England, to propose three steps that would together help establish a world-class apprenticeship system in England.
Foresigthting skills requirements for the automation of packhouses
Gatsby supported the University of Lincoln to carry out foresighting looking at the knowledge and skills that will be require to automate the packing of fresh produce. This work should help to inform the development of apprenticeships and qualifications.
Profiling employers involved in Apprenticeship Trailblazer groups
Gatsby commissioned the Institute of Employment Research to analyse what types of employers are involved in the development of apprenticeship standards and how representative they are of the sector and size of employers for the occupation the apprenticeship leads to.
STEM Skills, Technical Education and Career Progression in the UK
This report by Dr Craig Holmes examines mobility patterns and career progression for a group of technical occupations in the UK which make use of particular STEM skills. It looks at opportunities for adults working in these occupations to progress, the ways in which different types of education, training and skills help facilitate this progression, and the barriers individuals may face.
Apprentices in work
This handbook Gibbons offers practical suggestions for interventions to assist employers in offering good quality apprenticeships. Eight employers, recommended by training providers as examples of good practice, were interviewed to unpick whether there were consistent themes or approaches in how they ran their apprenticeships.