Age UK North Tyneside is helping people over 50 back into work and learning, specialising in Apprenticeships and Diplomas in land-based industries.
We commission and conduct a variety of research projects. We use research (and ongoing consultation) to influence and improve the design, delivery and recognition of vocational education and training. Below is a full list of our research projects.
CSD is conducting a review of the evidence on how involvement in community projects which grow food in urban areas can help people to develop employability skills and ultimately find work.
CSD is working with JASA to evaluate the effectiveness of their Entrepreneurship AcademyProgramme after its first year of operations in Johannesburg and Mpumulanga.
This research project identified the key business benefits of offering high quality work experience placements to young people, based on an evaluation of BITC's Work Inspiration campaign.
This project surveyed the attitudes and perceptions of young people, parents, training providers and a range of employers to vocational education and training to shed light on some of the issues affecting the sector in Ghana.
This research project finds that both young people and their parents think that there is not enough information available about vocational education options, and how they link with career paths.
There is often a mismatch between vocational training and jobs for ex-combatants in post-conflict settings. This research explores why ex-combatants struggle to get jobs after training and how training can be better conneced to jobs in the future.
