ISSUE 4 SUMMER 2007
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The ezine has been reworked to make it even easier for you to access the latest facts, figures and analysis relating to the Scottish labour market. If there is anything else you would like to see in the ezine then please don’t hesitate to email us.
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Flows in the labour market
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  In this issue
The future of Scotland’s labour market
Shaping policy on skills
The needs of small businesses
User survey results revealed
Access the latest labour market research
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The future of Scotland’s labour market

labour surveyPlanning for the future is never easy but past trends and events can suggest what might be up ahead. Futureskills Scotland’s Labour Market Projections report uses trends from the past 20 years to present a picture of how the labour market is expected to change between 2007 and 2017, highlighting likely areas of growth and decline in industries and occupations.

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Shaping policy on skills

Skills are important. But how much do skills matter and where do they matter most? The Centre for Enterprise (CFE) produced Skills in Context 1.01 to stimulate a conversation around public policy in the area of skills, enterprise and economic development. Futureskills Scotland’s Expert Briefing provides the vehicle to share and debate this work.

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The needs of small businesses

small businessesThe skills challenges faced by small businesses and their place in the private sector are highlighted in the Scottish Sector Profile 2007: Small Business Sector report. Produced in collaboration with FSB Scotland, the report presents key results from the Employers Skill Survey 2006.

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User survey results revealed

Feedback from Futureskills Scotland’s annual user survey has been positive and encouraging – 80 per cent of 150 respondents, for example, found its core reports useful – and will help shape future activities. These include improving access to labour market information and working with stakeholders to prioritise research.

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Access the latest labour market research

Futureskills Scotland promotes access to a wide range of labour market intelligence. You can access and download - for free - nearly 4,000 reports on the UK labour market through Research Online.
Around 100 new reports are added each month.
Three of this month’s highlights include:

National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2007

The school curriculum: proposals for change (SPICe briefing 07/18)

Learning for life: a new framework for adult skills

Click here to visit Research Online and search the database of reports.
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