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:
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Employer engagement
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Quality of provision
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Supply and demand
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Poor perceptions of vocational education and training
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 second international research project,
Training for
Rural Development: Agricultural and Enterprise Skills for Women
Smallholders. Click here to view project
micro-site.
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Concerns were expressed last week by IT experts and EU politicians over the failure of European education systems to respond to the skills needs of a rapidly growing digital industry.
![$2.5m skills development deal [South Korea, Rwanda]](images/sharp1_v_Variation_1.jpg)
South Korea and Rwanda have agreed a $2.5m deal to boost technical skills in the central African state.
![Finishing schools helping graduates into employment [India]](images/sharp2_v_Variation_1.jpg)
Training providers targeting soft skills are becoming more and more popular in India, as recent graduates struggle to make the transition from education to employment.