Working Futures 2017-2027 : Long-run labour market and skills projections headline report

This report provides a concise overview of Working Futures 2017-2027 results for the UK. It presents historical trends and future prospects by sector for the UK and its constituent nations and the English regions. The prime focus of Working Futures is on the demand for skills as measured by employment by occupation and qualification, although the supply side is also considered. Its prime objective is to provide useful labour market information that can help to inform policy development and strategy around skills, careers and employment, for both policy makers and a much wider audience. The results are intended to provide a sound statistical foundation for reflection and debate among all those with an interest in the demand for and supply of skills. It is aimed at the general reader and focuses on the key messages from this very detailed study. It complements the more detailed outputs and results from the project available from the gov.uk website2 and cover sectors, occupations, geography and qualifications

Review of the economic benefits of training and qualifications, as shown by research based on cross sectional and administrative data

Report that provides evidence on employment and earnings benefits from vocational qualifications. This includes: - the wage and employment benefits which learners gain from different qualifications - the value of qualifications held in the working age population and how far returns might vary for different individuals and in different circumstances The report reviewed recent research that took different approaches. These approaches: - used new matched data which matches learner information with their employment and earnings data from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and their benefit claims from the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) - applied different well-established techniques to recent labour force survey data It concludes that the two approaches answer slightly different questions about the benefits of vocational training, and government should continue to use both. The matched data, because of its large sample size, has great potential to become the main source of future work. However we need to understand some issues with the data before this can happen