Developing productive places: The role of universities in skills ecosystems
Published on August 16, 2016
Skills development has many functions – economic, social and cultural. Skills are central to success in the complex, rapidly changing economy of the 21st Century, and they are also an important way for people to achieve fulfilment, to be happier and more confident.
The Social Market Foundation's 'Skills Sidelined' report has called on the government to back universities providing high-level skills provision to plug skills shortages.
A new report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has urged the government to cut bureaucracy and fix the funding issues hindering universities from delivering high-level skills provision such as…
On 19th & 20th November 2025, University Alliance will be attending the Higher Education Transformation Expo at the NEC in Birmingham as a strategic partner of the show. The HE…
Skills development has many functions – economic, social and cultural. Skills are central to success in the complex, rapidly changing economy of the 21st Century, and they are also an important way for people to achieve fulfilment, to be happier and more confident.
