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Restart your engines: it’s going to be a busy few months…
23 December 2020
Delivering face to face employment training in Covid times
04 December 2020
Missed opportunities: Imagining a disability inclusive Kickstart scheme that joins up with a fit for purpose Access to Work
03 December 2020
Robert breaks down barriers associated with learning disabilities as he plays a vital role in Covid-19 research study
03 December 2020
A spending review to destroy entrepreneurial spirit, at a time when the economy needs it most
27 November 2020
London Councils’ response to the Spending Review
26 November 2020
Spending Review 2020: From health crisis to economic emergency
26 November 2020
Annie Dell, The Salvation Army responds to SR20
25 November 2020
Using travel vouchers for job placements
20 November 2020
Career Adaptability in the UK: If we want to get there, we don’t want to be starting from here
18 November 2020
Next generation of drivers challenging stereotypes in the haulage industry
16 November 2020
Finding goldilocks for Kickstart
11 November 2020
A roadmap: How technology can and should support work coaches
12 October 2020
Cybersecurity functionality critical for CAEHRS digital employability solutions
02 September 2020
Why the world has turned upside down for blind and partially sighted people
19 August 2020
Technology is a core part of the CAEHRS framework
28 July 2020
Job Rotation: an idea whose time has come?
08 July 2020
Bow Tie
22 May 2020
Simple and honest: Magna Vitae (Great Life) restoring dignity and self esteem
07 May 2020
Analysis of how the new measures will help households hit by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
24 March 2020
Coronavirus blog: Priorities to keep people in work and get money to those out of work
17 March 2020
The Labour Party Leadership Campaign
13 January 2020
Challenges and success factors for offender related services
10 December 2019
The future of skills and employability: how to unleash opportunity and free workers who are trapped in poverty
06 December 2019
Creating an accessible future for people with disabilities
03 December 2019
Universal Credit, childcare and in-work progression
28 November 2019
“I didn’t know who I was anymore… now I am doing my job better than I’ve ever done it before”
21 November 2019
From Dinosaurs to Mammals – the next step in the evolution of Employment Support and ERSA
25 October 2019
The People’s Powerhouse #ThisIsTheNorth
25 October 2019
Why Apprenticeships Should Be Valued All Year Round - International Logistics Company Shine a Light on Learners
08 October 2019
Will Labour really ‘scrap’ Universal Credit?
04 October 2019
35 years of evolution keep Seetec ahead of the game
06 September 2019
Financial Literacy: A Skill to Last a Lifetime
28 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: Supporting Young People to Develop the Employability Skills they need for the Future
28 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: ERSA's Chief Executive Elizabeth Taylor
26 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: Venture Trust - Closing employment gaps by supporting disadvantaged young people
26 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: Two hours in the life of an Offploy Candidate
21 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: Working with those furthest from the job market
12 June 2019
Employability Day 2019: Possability People
31 May 2019
The Youth Jobs Gap: Does the employment support sector have the answers?
29 May 2019
Employability Day 2019: The Forward Trust
23 May 2019
Mental Health Awareness Week: Are your employees getting the right support?
14 May 2019
Overqualified young Europeans value well-paying secure jobs more than those who have a good job match
28 March 2019
Progressing the future of in-work progression
26 March 2019
Well, we only went and flippin' won!
06 March 2019
Time to Talk: Are your employees thriving at work?
07 February 2019
Pro Bono Economics @ 10
01 February 2019
Graduate underemployment and how unpaid internships are contributing to the problem
25 January 2019
Adapting to the new labour market
04 January 2019
Shadow Employment Minister speaks at ERSA Conference
12 December 2018
Now is the time for employers to support schools on careers guidance
15 November 2018
Youth Obligation, a forgotten policy
14 November 2018
Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work
08 November 2018
Business2Business highlights a need for a roll out of demonstration projects to address BAME group entry into and progression within employment
24 October 2018
Reed in Partnership Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
23 October 2018
It’s time to open the doors to disability in the workplace
11 October 2018
Brexit – millions are ready for an opportunity…
05 October 2018
How female apprentices could fill the UK’s skills gap
18 September 2018
Will you be a Disability Gamechanger?
28 August 2018
Three reflections on the West Midlands’ new skills deal
09 August 2018
TRexit? What is the future of Probation Services?
31 July 2018
Last day of term brings progress on the European Social Fund
26 July 2018
Shaw Trust launches Leicester Work and Health Hub on Employability Day
13 July 2018
Let’s celebrate the relationships between employers and our clients
28 June 2018
Why it is so important to mark Employability Day
26 June 2018
Women are leading the charge of Britain’s impressive employment record
25 June 2018
Celebrate the good times
15 June 2018
Why Generation Z are Opting for Apprenticeship Schemes over a Degree
24 May 2018
How can we end homelessness in Great Britain?
21 May 2018
Mental ill health increasingly taboo at work
16 May 2018
The 10-year strategy for the health and care workforce
15 May 2018
Widening inequalities between generations are impeding social mobility
10 May 2018
Military veterans and the UK benefits system – a commitment honoured?
01 May 2018
The great training robbery: assessing the first year of the apprenticeship levy
18 April 2018
Now is the time to make the most out of the levy
09 April 2018
What does it take to improve a place?
27 March 2018
Shaping the New Retraining Scheme
13 March 2018
National Apprenticeship Week 2018 – what’s on offer in the NHS?
05 March 2018
Will Universal Credit push claimant unemployment above 1.5 million? And if so, what do we do about it?
02 March 2018
Lack of part-time apprenticeships denies training opportunities to thousands
22 February 2018
Working with high needs learners
13 February 2018
Employability Awards in Focus - RBLI
09 February 2018
We should worry less about robots taking jobs in cities, and more about the types of jobs they will create
07 February 2018
Supporting people with complex barriers to work: How we do it at Kennedy Scott
17 January 2018
'Groundhog Day' - where is the corporate memory in the employment services sector?
15 January 2018
Why local labour market insight would be crucial to your OLASS 5 bid
09 January 2018
‘The rise of the robots’ and ‘productivity pessimism’ can’t both be right
03 January 2018
Reaching out - an approach to engaging vulnerable groups
15 December 2017
Britain’s skills record has hindered, not helped, our productivity drive. That needs to change
05 December 2017
We should care more than we do about ‘workless’ young women
01 December 2017
Universal Credit: statistics and public policy
27 October 2017
Fair Train: Reflections on The Expert Sessions
26 October 2017
At Home in the Workplace
13 October 2017
Feedback – a little goes a long way
03 October 2017
Mental Health First Aid: Widening Participation
21 September 2017
How combined authorities can make the most of new Government employment schemes
11 August 2017
Far from full employment
21 July 2017
All talk and no action
18 July 2017
Co-Production - Go on, get involved?
13 July 2017
ERSA Employability Awards – Innovation winners House of St Barnabas discuss the night
13 July 2017
Salvation Army Election 2017 Economic Inactivity Blog
07 June 2017
Metro Mayors and the Devolution Agenda
01 June 2017
The 20% Rule- Good Intentions & Dire Consequences
11 May 2017
7 jobs that are already at risk of automation.
05 May 2017
The 50-year career
21 April 2017
If Brexit means Brexit, what does it mean for the labour market?
11 April 2017
John’s journey from apprentice to running an £85 million business
15 March 2017
Returning to work after serious injury - part two
09 March 2017
Devolution Road – marking the milestone in employment and skills
08 March 2017
Returning to work after serious injury
01 March 2017
Awarding, assessment and apprenticeship reform?
20 February 2017
Record-breaking employment numbers threatened by government short-termism
17 February 2017
Making the target a reality
13 February 2017
Did the Government set out a place-based industrial strategy?
27 January 2017
Prevista & Youth at Risk
25 January 2017
What are the international comparisons in employer engagement?
18 January 2017
Social justice - more than just a pipe-dream?
10 January 2017
Thousands of reasons to be proud
23 December 2016
Cohesion begins in the workplace
09 December 2016
More than 200,000 young women who want to work are not receiving the support they need
01 December 2016
UK study to help chronic pain sufferers back to work: Serco’s perspective
22 November 2016
The future of Jobcentre Plus
18 November 2016
Work it Out: Making employment support work for young women
18 November 2016
Boosting disabled employment
10 November 2016
Work and Health top of the agenda? But where’s the cash?
04 November 2016
Japanese delegation visits Prevista to discuss success of Social Investment in London
19 October 2016
No country for young women
30 September 2016
Apprenticeship reforms - moving in the right direction, but not right yet
23 September 2016
Ensuring disabled people stay in work makes good business sense
19 September 2016
Third sector organisations should be more willing to open up to independent scrutiny
16 August 2016
The Government has made a bold pledge on halving the disability employment gap - now they need to deliver
16 August 2016
Putting data on Damian Green’s to-do list
16 August 2016
Yes we can – How the NHS can lead the Disability Confident movement, Steve Hawkins, Pluss
15 August 2016
Ben Dobson, Reform, says don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater with the Work and Health programme
05 August 2016
Andy White, RNIB, Labour Force Survey and the disability employment gap
04 August 2016
Jo Ingold, Leeds University Business School, asks what employers think about employing more disabled people?
04 August 2016
Jonathan Rallings, Barnardo's, looks at employment in the new Government care leaver strategy
28 July 2016
Billie Hunt, 2015 Advisor of the Year, blogs about a day in the life of an employment advisor
22 July 2016
Andrew Mackenzie, Reed, says new government should seize opportunity to kickstart their apprenticeship ambition
14 July 2016
Alexander Hitchcock, Reform, on competition that works for a diverse marketplace
13 July 2016
Making sense of payment by results
08 July 2016
Introducing ERSA’s key employment statistics briefing
08 July 2016
Health – what's employment got to do with it? Hannah Butler, Social Finance
01 July 2016
Rosalie Hayes, Community Links, calls for stories about acting earlier to support those in and out of work
01 July 2016
What works in employment support? Ask the service users, Paul Anders, Revolving Doors
23 June 2016
Jessica Rexworthy, Fair Train, calls for sector to offer more placements and apprenticeships
17 June 2016
Jo Casebourne, Institute for Government, on contract transparency
16 June 2016
Cicely Dudley, The Work Foundation, asks if welfare to work is working well?
07 June 2016
Steve Hawkins, Pluss blogs on halving the disability employment gap
12 May 2016
Andrew Mackenzie, Reed in Partnership, on the risk gambling presents to people trying to get back to work
09 May 2016
Gareth Parry, Remploy, argues against using the phrase 'hardest to help'
04 May 2016
Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Minister for Employment, blogs on his Employability Day experience
25 April 2016
Who needs the most help into work? Local authority data can tell you
15 April 2016
Annie Kohanek, Shaw Trust, argues that we must widen our focus if we are to meet Government disability employment targets
07 April 2016
Saskia Greenhalgh, CSJ, blogs about supporting those with mental health issues to stay in work
24 March 2016
Dan Rust, Turquoise Training and Consultancy, asks what the budget means for work incentives?
24 March 2016
Asi Panditharatna, Catch22 on the opportunities and challenges of the 3 million apprenticeship goal
18 March 2016
National Apprenticeship Week: Iain Salisbury, learndirect on the Apprenticeship Levy
16 March 2016
Employment Support Scotland: Youth unemployment is an important election issue
14 March 2016
Dr Carole Easton, YWT, on why we still have a way to go to achieve parity for young women
08 March 2016
David Kirkby, Bright Blue, on the impact of Universal Credit on self-employed people on a low income
26 February 2016
ERSA members respond to key recommendations from Reforms' Working Welfare report
19 February 2016
Benedict Dellot, RSA, on the Deane Review
18 February 2016
Rob Gray, Business 2 Business, blogs on employment support going local
08 February 2016
Frank Field MP, on the key welfare reforms needed to fix 'broken Britain'
05 February 2016
Geoff Fimister & Andy White, RNIB, on the cost benefits of Access to Work
01 February 2016
Aaron Henricksen, Serco: A new perspective for employment support
22 January 2016
Tony Wilson, Learning and Work Institute: Together we’re stronger
22 January 2016
The battle for London: Chris Rumfitt blogs on the mayoral election
14 January 2016
Mike Shakespeare, DWP, talks about communicating Universal Credit
18 December 2015
Emma Mckay, Young Women's Trust, on employment support that works for young women
17 December 2015
Matt Stokes, Nesta, on the Living Map of Jobs Innovators
27 November 2015
Kirsty McHugh blogs on the Spending Review
27 November 2015
Mark Capper, Mencap, talks about Learning Disability Work Experience Week
11 November 2015
Pluss CEO, Steve Hawkins, responds to Work & Pensions report on the Work Programme
02 November 2015
Claudia Wood, Chief Executive, DEMOS, on an 'asset based' assessment for disability benefits
02 November 2015
Paul Anderson, Homeless Link, blogs about planned changes to sanctions
28 October 2015
Taking the Red Pill with FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE
26 October 2015
Beth Gardner, CEO, Fair Train, introduced Work Experience week 2015
12 October 2015
George Selmer, ThinkWinDo, talks about the benefits of work experience
12 October 2015
Grant Thoms, Ingeus Scotland, argues for a target in Scotland of 100% in fair work by 2030
08 October 2015
Mark Cosens, i2i, blogs about whether there should be one main employment programme or two
06 October 2015
Mike Ellicock, National Numeracy, talks about poor numeracy and productivity
06 October 2015
Steve Hawkins, Pluss, looks at Government plans to halve the disability employment gap
25 September 2015
Kate Still shares her views on Creating a Fairer Scotland
24 September 2015
Serco's Aaron Henricksen blogs on the importance of effective local service delivery
11 September 2015
Dr Jo Ingold asks how can local authorities deliver better skills and employment support?
11 September 2015
Kirsty McHugh blogs on whether there is a Holy Grail of employment support in Scotland
07 September 2015
Jenny Allen, NHF, asks whether housing and employment support is a natural partnership
04 September 2015
Laura Coughtrie, Adviza, blogs about when it’s time to think about a job or career change
01 September 2015
Employment opportunities for people over 50 in Wales, Deri Ap-Hywel, Working Links
24 July 2015
Supporting homeless people into work, Dan Dumoulin, St Mungo’s Broadway.
23 July 2015
Leo Capella introduces Disability Rights UK's 'I Can Make It' Campaign
17 July 2015
Maire Williams, Centre for Cities, blogs about social housing and employment
24 June 2015
Paul Noblet, Centrepoint, blogs for ERSA about early interventions with young people
23 June 2015
Kirsty McHugh blogs about why the ERSA Awards were started
19 June 2015
Lone parents: are they the UK’s secret productivity weapon?
15 June 2015
Mental health: what can youth organisations offer?
11 June 2015
Raising expectations - what can we learn from the German employment support system for people with disabilities?
10 June 2015
And now the party’s over…
08 May 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Tapping into employers’ needs is key to the success of welfare to work
08 May 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Rob Gray, NIACE, on skills access for jobseekers
30 April 2015
VbR– Voting by Results
24 April 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Annie Kohanek, Prospects, on lessons for a devolved employment service
21 April 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Jane Harrison, London Councils on devolved employment support
15 April 2015
The Salvation Army: General Election 2015: Asking Questions That Matter
10 April 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Benedict Dellot, RSA, time for a Universal Self-employment Service?
10 April 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Steven Law, Citizens Advice, on greater discretion at Jobcentre Plus
10 April 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Gemma Hopkins, ERSA, blogs on supporting people with complex needs
01 April 2015
Elizabeth Lee talks about her role as an Employment Consultant for Kennedy Scott
31 March 2015
We need to take stock and reflect on conditionality
24 March 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Nick Davies, NCVO, blogs on the stepping stones to a better employment support model
19 March 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Asi Panditharatna, Catch22, outlines his views on apprenticeship reform
13 March 2015
ERSA Manifesto Blogs: Dan Ebanks blogs about what the Social Value Act means for the employment support sector
12 March 2015
Hayley Thom shares her story about becoming a job coach for Pluss
09 March 2015
ERSA Manifesto blogs: Daniel Dumoulin, St Mungo’s Broadway, on employment support for people with complex needs
26 February 2015
ERSA Manifesto blogs: Liam Crosby from Community Links on Payment by Results contracts
18 February 2015
ERSA Manifesto blogs: Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP on Labour's vision for employment support
16 February 2015
Dr David Webster argues that its time to abolish benefit sanctions
16 January 2015
Andrew Dunn of the University of Lincoln discusses research on jobseekers' attitudes to employment
05 January 2015
Mark Cosens from I2I questions whether there will be a Work Programme Plus or a new start for employment support?
24 December 2014
Liam Crosby from Community Links argues that the sector needs a brand new approach to understanding the needs of jobseekers
23 October 2014
Dan Dumoulin from St Mungo’s Broadway and Michael Fothergill from Crisis talk about the STRIVE pre employment programme for homeless people
17 October 2014
Sir Robin Wales, Mayor of Newham, talks about why councils can play an important role within the wider employment support sector
30 September 2014
Guy Miscampbell from Policy Exchange talks about the reforms needed to see services better reflect people's expectations
25 July 2014
Sumi Rabindrakumar from Gingerbread outlines three urgent reforms needed to support single parents in the labour market
24 July 2014
Celebrating the hard work of jobseekers and the employment support sector
06 June 2014
Tim Riley from CESI outlines a way to 'fix' the Work Programme funding model for ESA claimants
30 April 2014
Dr Mohammed Ali OBE talks about why QED has recently been recognised by the Muslim News Awards
04 April 2014
Mark Cosens outlines his key recommendations to see a performance improvement in the next 'Work Programme'
12 February 2014
ERSA and the sector in 2014
13 January 2014
Meeting jobseeker need: integrating skills & employment services
17 October 2013
The Work Programme: Where are we now?
03 October 2013
How do we help more blind and partially sighted people into work?
19 July 2013
So two years into the Work Programme what do we know?
20 June 2013
Kirsty McHugh on the inaugural ERSA Employability Awards
12 February 2013
Christmas greetings from Rob Murdoch, Chair of ERSA
23 December 2010
ERSA board member Steve Swan on ERSA membership
07 October 2010
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