Driving positive change THROUGH skills
The City & Guilds Centre for Skills
Development (CSD) is an independent, not for profit, research and
development organisation. We work with researchers, practitioners, employers
and learners to improve the policy and
practice of vocational education and training world-wide.
Our work has been shaped by the findings from
our first international research project Skills
Development: Attitudes and Perceptions. The project
explored issues faced by those with a stake in skills training
around the world. We identified four key themes common to
stakeholders across all sectors and countries:
These issues have formed our strategic
priorities and all of our work seeks to make a contribution to each
of these areas.
CSD
has launched its next research project, which focuses on
Agricultural
and Enterprise Skills for Rural Smallholders.
The project will look to identify good practice on the role
that agricultural extension and training can play in enhancing
livelihoods for rural women and their communities. For more
information click here
The Institute of Directors has published research challenging the assumption that training budgets are the first to be cut in a recession.
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A national apprenticeship programme designed to provide work focused technical training for basic school graduates will commence this year, according to officials from the recently elected Ghanaian Government.
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Australian State and Federal Government leaders have agreed to extend an education and training compact, previously limited to under-25s, to cater for all retrenched workers.
Almost a third of employers worldwide are experiencing skills shortages, according to figures from employment services organisation Manpower.
Community colleges across America are becoming ever more important in the recession, as people look for affordable ways to raise their skills in a tough labour market.
With South Africa now officially in recession, President Jacob Zuma has outlined a framework to raise skills levels and limit job losses.