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This page will be regularly updated with reports issued by the Project as well as external documents and media which highlight the relevance of the issues addressed by the Effective Education for Employment Project.
Effective Education for Employment Reports
Effective Education for Employment: A Global Perspective
The Effective Education for Employment project is inspired by convincing evidence that:
- The skills race is real and human capital is the key to economic success
- Education is key to winning the race but current education systems are typically failing
- While there are local characteristics, the problems we face are global.
During the first 18 months of the project, we engaged with leading thinkers, practitioners, employers, employees and learners from across the globe to support our assertion. This report is the culmination of our first phase of work.
Click the icon below to download the report, or click here for a Spanish language version.
External Reports
Labour's school system has failed businesses like ours, says Tesco boss
Source: Guardian Online (2009)
Summary: Terry Leahy boss of Britain's largest private employer, Tesco, is deeply concerned that the education system is failing business and that it is left to employers "to pick up the pieces". He has pointed the finger at Gordon Brown and is also concerned with the level of bureaucracy in schools which he feels is harming teachers' ability to teach.
Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making markets work for young people in the Middle East
Source: Middle East Youth Initiative (2009)
Summary: Over the period 2002-2008, Middle Eastern countries invested 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in education - a stark contrast to East Asia and Latin America's 3 percent. The region's education systems, however, are proving unsuccessful in creating greater social equity, as individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds have low enrollment, 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) examinations remain below average, and graduates are left unprepared for the increasingly competitive labor market.
