The ambition to improve the skills and productivity of the UK population, increase funding efficiency and enhance economic opportunities and social inclusion is at the centre of government policy, and is vital in helping the economy recover from the economic downturn.
For policymakers and delivery partners to achieve this they must work together to raise participation rates, reduce skills gaps and shortages, improve the offer to learners and listen to their voices.
This requires the comprehensive identification and analysis of supply and demand for education and skills of adults and young people and the insight to build on this, making sure that resources of the transforming education and skills system are directed in the most cost-effective way.
Experian's in-depth knowledge and tailored research on industry sectors, occupations and regional and local labour markets underpins responsive and inclusive learning provision, and informs strategies to increase skills and productivity. We can then support you to identify, profile and understand learners, providers and employers, generating bespoke information and research.
Recent projects have involved:
- Identifying areas to increase take up of Apprenticeship and Train to Gain
- Providing a segmentation of Adult Informal Learning to prepare for the ‘learning revolution’
- Evaluating the Level 3 offer and The September Guarantee
- Providing insight into those who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) and at risk of future disengagement
- On-going evaluation of the in-work Integrated Employment and Skills service
- Future skills in central government
- Business risk analysis to enable better targeting of SMEs
In addition to our unrivalled consultancy services, our offer includes designing and running systems for educational payments, collections and business information, assisting with direct marketing and giving insight into web usage by different client groups.
For more information on our work in education and skills please read our case studies or contact us.