Research reports
We commissioned three studies looking at how organisations and businesses can engage more effectively with education, in particular 14-19 year olds. We focussed on three areas of the economy – the third sector, the rural economy and the creative industries (the latter was commissioned in partnership with Make Your Mark campaign).
We believe these areas represent our economic future: they create and use innovative products and services; they have a higher than average proportion of small firms and social enterprises; and the rural and creative economies feature high levels of self-employment and portfolio working.
Our report, Work-related learning for an innovation nation, draws on the findings from these studies and makes a number of recommendations for improving work-related learning in the UK.
We’ve also identified a number of case studies that highlight different forms of work-related learning and how they benefit young people, schools and colleges, businesses and third sector organisations.
We will also be testing a series of pilots to demonstrate how work-related learning can help young people prepare for a rapidly changing world.
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Work-related learning for an innovation nation
This report challenges traditional approaches to work-related learning and examines how they can be adapated to enable young people to develop the skills necessary for the future.
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Creative Opportunities
Creative opportunities examines the role that the creative industries, one of the fastest growing sectors of the UK economy, can play in work-related learning.
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Rural Opportunities report
Rural opportunities examines the barriers to engagement in education for rural employers and how these could be overcome.
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Third Sector Opportunities report
Third sector opportunies argues that by engaging with the third sector, young people can learn about the competing pressures of making money, pursuing a mission and having impact.
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