Reports
17 August 2010
This new brief outlines the CBI’s ambition to improve the numeracy and maths skills of young people across the UK.
At present too few young people are developing the numeracy and maths skills they require in the workplace, and concern among em...
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17 August 2010
Science, engineering and technology (SET) skills are vital to the future growth of the economy - but current projections warn of shortfalls at all skill levels.
This new policy brief sets out the importance of improving the number of those qualifyin...
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17 August 2010
Our new policy brief You're hired! More apprentices for business sets out our vision for expanding high-quality apprenticeship schemes.
Apprenticeships provide practical, business-focused training that delivers benefits to businesse...
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21 May 2010
A new government takes office at a time of major economic challenges, with a need to achieve reductions in public debt and to secure the recovery. Improving the skills of the workforce will play an important part in that process, by underpinning the com...
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16 October 2009
The report, the culmination of a year's work by the CBI higher education taskforce - comprising both business and universities - says that the rapid rise in student numbers, coupled with a severe strain on public finances, makes current public funding l...
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21 September 2009
Universities are a vital public good, making a crucial contribution to the intellectual, cultural, social and economic well-being of the UK. They play an essential role in ensuring that the country has the skills and knowledge necessary for its long-ter...
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21 September 2009
The Task Force has made 24 recommendations to government, universities and students. It is also encouraging businesses to sign up to a range of commitments, designed to improve HE outcomes. Its top priorities are:
To help raise the numbers and qua...
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21 September 2009
A competitive business sector needs excellent universities to produce the graduates, postgraduates, research and innovation that are required to drive economic growth and prosperity. The UK has one of the most successful HE sectors in the world – ...
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21 September 2009
The HE sector faces big challenges. Public funding will come under severe pressure in the next few years as the government struggles to manage an unsustainable fiscal deficit. At the same time, UK universities are facing growing competition from the eme...
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21 September 2009
Business already does a lot to support students and fund research, but the taskforce believes that employers need to engage and invest more effectively. Each taskforce member has undertaken to do more, and this report also sets out a range of commitment...
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