An exploratory study of employers’ recruitment practices
This report presents the findings of a small-scale study exploring employers’ use of qualifications - particularly technical and vocational qualifications - within the recruitment process.
Education
Reports
This is the library of all our published reports and insights.
If you have any questions about a particular report, please tweet the Education team @GatsbyEd or email us info@gatsby.org.uk.
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.
Apprenticeship completion, EPA and the role of employers
This research carried out by Think UK looks at the how the move to end point assessment (EPA) has affected apprenticeship completion rates, and suggests ways in which assessment and certification could be improved.
Ready for retrofit? Analysis of Local Skills Improvement Plans in England
An independent analysis of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs) exploring the extent to which local areas are developing retrofit skills which will be crucial for meeting the UK’s net-zero targets.
Analysis of T Level Students' Destinations: First Cohort
This report presents feedback of destinations for a sample of the first wave of T Level students, who completed their programme of study in 2022. This analysis was conducted by RCU on behalf of the Gatsby Foundation.
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.
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.