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Education and skills survey 2019: Education and learning for the modern world

Posted on November 29 2019

Key messages on language skills: Foreign languages and cultural understanding will be vital for ‘Global Britain’… Learning ...

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The Right Skills: Celebrating Skills in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS)

Posted on November 28 2017

Key messages on language skills: Skills of critical analysis, problem solving, negotiation and communication, speaking other languages and unde...

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Languages for the future

Posted on November 25 2017

Key messages on language skills: Language competence is far more than just another tool in the box; it is a prerequisite and a facilitator for t...

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Skills Investment Plan for Scotland's Tourism Sector

Posted on October 03 2016

Key messages on language skills:Industry consultations highlighted the requirement for further work in ensuring staff have the experience to deliver a...

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Turbulent Times: Skills for a Global World

Posted on July 24 2016

Key messages on language skills: There is a substantial skills gap in relation to foreign language skills at a time when the UK Government is tryin...

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Education and skills survey 2015: Inspiring growth

Posted on July 21 2015

Key messages on language skills:The proportion of businesses saying they have a need for foreign language skills among their employees has risen sharp...

Posted in: Business, Business Case, Language Learning for Work

Scotland's Future Workforce - “Keeping Pace in the Global Skills Race?”

Posted on July 03 2014

Key messages on language skills:Language skills were cited by young people as one of the top barriers to working and studying abroad.28% of employers ...

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The Costs to the UK of Language Deficiencies as a Barrier to UK Engagement in Exporting

Posted on May 01 2014

Key messages on language skills Poor language skills in businesses are holding back the UK’s trade performance. Because of poor language skills, tr...

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Prospering Wisely: How the humanities and social sciences enrich our lives

Posted on February 18 2014

Prospering Wisely aims to kick-start a national conversation about the place of humanities and social science research in our society. It argues ...

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Employer Demand for Languages Graduates in Scotland: a Case Study in the Financial Services Sector

Posted on June 03 2013

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In the context of recent surveys of business and employer attitudes to the economy’s need for language skills, this study aims to contribute to the de...

Culture at work: the value of intercultural skills in the workplace

Posted on March 05 2013

Key messages on language skills: The research shows that there is real business value in employing staff who have the ability to work effectively w...

Posted in: Business Case, UK

Languages: The State of the Nation

Posted on February 25 2013

Key messages:The British Academy commissioned a review of empirical data from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales seeking baseline data on t...

Posted in: Business Case, Business and Languages, Key arguments, UK

Talking the talk, so that Scotland can walk the walk: A rapid review of the evidence of impact on Scottish business of a monolingual workforce

Posted on February 24 2013

The purpose of this report was to report findings to the Languages Working Group of the cost to Scotland of a monolingual workforce in order to suppor...

Posted in: Business Case, 1+2, Business and Languages

Education and skills survey 2012: Learning to grow - what employers need from education and skills

Posted on February 23 2013

Key messages on language skills:Languages will help open up new markets to UK companies.Operating effectively in a global economy relies on the right ...

Posted in: Business Case, Business and Languages