Technical Fault: Options for promoting human capital growth

Published on by Kathleen Henehan and Anna Vignoles

Jobs, Skills and Pay, Intergenerational Commission

Since its launch in June 2016, the Intergenerational Commission has uncovered a wealth of evidence that raises questions about the extent to which we should expect the steady generation-on-generation living standards progress experienced during the 20th century to continue into the 21st century. The research has shown time and again that today’s young adults are … Continued

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Up to the job? Using the Apprenticeship Levy to tackle the UK’s post-16 education divide

Published on by Kathleen Henehan

Jobs, Skills and Pay

Over the past twenty years there has been a significant rise in educational attainment in Britain: while the proportion of young people with low-level qualifications halved between 1996 and 2016, the proportion of those with qualifications at degree level and above more than doubled. Homing in on different types of qualifications, we see that growth … Continued

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