IER News & blogs
Rob Wilson presented at the 'New Skills Network' event
Rob Wilson made a keynote presentation at a in Reykjavik on the 31st May/1st June. This is part of a series of events being supported by the European Commission as part of its continuing agenda on New Skills for New Jobs. Rob reported on the Cedefop Pan – European skill forecasting work which is summarised in an . More information on are available .
IER seminar 'Older Women's Work and Learning Pathways'
IER hosted a seminar on 25 May entitled 'Older Women's Work and Learning Pathways: transition and adaptability'. Professor Jenny Bimrose and two IER Associate Fellows, Professor Mark Watson from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa and Dr Mary McMahon from The University of Brisbane in Australia co-presented. The seminar presented initial findings from international, ongoing research in the UK, South Africa, Australia and Italy into the career trajectories of older women and the careers support they have experienced (or would like to have experienced) throughout their life-course.
Charoula Tzanakou Faculty of Social Sciences Postgraduate Research Poster winner
At the Annual Postgraduate Research Poster Competition on 18 May 2010, Charoula Tzanakou was Faculty of Social Sciences winner. Charoula’s poster presentation, entitled ‘Where do they go?’, is based on her doctoral research being undertaken at the Institute for Employment Research. Her doctoral research is exploring the early career paths of Greek natural sciences and engineering PhD graduates, who have been educated in Greek and UK universities. Charoula will now go through to the regional final organised by Vitae Midlands Hub, which is to be held at Nottingham Trent University in July.
Graduate Employment, Graduate Employability...
‘Graduate Employment, Graduate Employability: Mapping the Research Field, Setting the Research Agenda’
Professor Kate Purcell will be the keynote speaker, drawing upon her own extensive research, exploring what this tells us particularly in relation to the recession and the longer term evolution of occupational and organisational change.
Venue: SRHE Office, London: Friday 21st May
Professor Kate Purcell will be the keynote speaker, drawing upon her own extensive research, exploring what this tells us particularly in relation to the recession and the longer term evolution of occupational and organisational change.
Venue: SRHE Office, London: Friday 21st May
Report on the skills needed by Connexions Personal Advisers to develop internet-based guidance available
Jenny Bimrose, Sally-Anne Barnes and Graham Attwell have just completed a project funded by CfBT Education Trust investigating the demand from young people for internet-based guidance, together with the readiness of Connexions services to deliver. The full report and an executive summary are now available to download from the .