Education and Employers
Research Digest - August 2024

Publications

Indicators of teenage career readiness: An analysis of longitudinal data from eight countries 

Catalina Covacevich, Anthony Mann, Cristina Santos, & Jonah Champaud

This paper looks for further evidence of the link between teenage activities, experiences and career-related thinking and adult career outcomes by analysing 10 new datasets from eight countries. Overall, the results of this paper find further evidence that secondary school students who explore, experience and think about their futures in work frequently encounter lower levels of unemployment, receive higher wages and are happier in their careers as adults. The findings of this paper are analysed together with the evidence from the two previous working papers of the Career Readiness project, concluding that there is international evidence to support 11 out of the 14 potential indicators that were explored as indicators of career readiness.

Closing the Forgotten Gap: Implementing a 16-19 Student Premium 

Emily Hunt

The report makes the case for a 16-19 student premium and considers who might be in scope, how much such a policy might cost, and wider considerations around its implementation.

Balancing act: Youth apprenticeships and the case for a flexible skills levy 

 CIPD

This report provides new analysis on some of the unintended negative consequences of the levy as currently designed and makes recommendations to help inform the design of a new, more flexible, levy.

Rethinking skills gaps and solutions 

Luke Bocock, Juan Manuel Del Pozo Segura, & Jude Hillary

Our research insights point towards the importance of a collective response from across government, industry, the education system and wider society to addressing skills gaps in the current workforce and ensuring young people
enter the labour market with the EES that employers require. The consequence of inaction is likely to be that these Skills Gaps continue to widen, limiting individuals’ employment and earnings opportunities and the performance and
productivity of organisations.

Designing for Education with Artificial Intelligence: An Essential Guide for Developers  

Miguel A. Cardona & Roberto J. Rodriguez 

This guide provides non-regulatory, education-specific guidance that is aligned with federal guidelines and guardrails. This guide’s coverage of existing federal guidelines and guardrails is not comprehensive or exhaustive. It is not intended to and does not enable a developer to establish its compliance with regulations. Also, it is not intended to and does not introduce any new requirements.

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STEM teachers are in short supply 

GEM Report

Measuring beyond numbers: Navigating the complexities of digital skills measures 

Anna Cristina D’Addio, Divya Sharma, & Frank Reichert

Educating for the present and the future: using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address the learning crisis 

Jaime Saavedra, Cristóbal Cobo, Emanuela Di Gropello, Ezequiel Molina, Helena Rovner, & Alex Twinomugisha 

How effective education spending can reduce poverty and boost earnings 

Harry A. Patrinos, Diego Angel-urdinola, & Nobuyuki Tanaka 

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