Labour market recovery now looking solid, but will we now face skill shortages?
Nigel Meager, Director of the Institute for Employment Studies, comments on the latest ONS Labour Market Statistics.
Young people’s employment prospects improved by volunteering
Volunteering helps young people develop the skills and confidence that improve their chances of getting a job, new research by the Institute for Employment Studies shows. The study found that volunteering is particularly successful in helping vulnerable and low-skilled young people to re-engage with learning and in raising their personal and career ambitions.
Press release: New coachee study reveals the barriers to effective coaching
Recent research offering a rare view from the coachee perspective has confirmed that, for the vast majority of coachees, coaching is successful. Digging deeper, the study made interesting discoveries about the barriers to effective coaching. Researchers found that 84 per cent of coachees said they had faced barriers along the way, with unclear development goals or lack of agreement with their coach as the most frequently-mentioned barrier.