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Hosted with the Resolution Foundation and the Nuffield Foundation

Economy 2030 Inquiry

People-powered growth

Sandra McNally (CEP), David Willetts, Richard Layard (CEP, LSE), Guglielmo Ventura (CVER and CEP, LSE), Diana Beech (London Higher)


Tuesday 24 October 2023 09:30 - 10:45

This event is both online and in person

Off Campus

About this event

Equipping young people with the skills Britain needs to prosper


Britain urgently needs to boost its economic growth. But while there are many routes to doing so, most ultimately come down to people boosting national prosperity - and to do this they need the right skills for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. But Britain's record on skills is chequered – its often world leading universities are politically unfashionable, routes into good work for non-graduates are limited, and too many employers have foregone their role in skilling our workforce.

How can we ensure growing sectors of the economy have enough tertiary-educated workers? How can we improve outcomes for those who don't go to university? Can we ever make apprenticeships work at scale? And how can we ensure that Britain's skills policy is driving better pay, progression and GDP growth?

The Resolution Foundation is hosting an in-person and interactive webinar - as part of The Economy 2030 Inquiry, in partnership with the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE, and funded by the Nuffield Foundation - to debate and answer these questions. Following a presentation of the key highlights from new research on the roles of graduate and non-graduate routes in equipping young people with the skills needed to boost individual and national prosperity, we will hear from leading experts on how Britain can align its skills policy with its economic strategy.

The event will be open for people to physically attend, alongside being broadcast via YouTube and the Resolution Foundation website. Viewers will be able to submit questions to the panel before and during the event via Slido.

For more information, visit resolutionfoundation.org.


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Participants are expected to adhere to the CEP Events Code of Conduct.


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This event will take place Off Campus.