Welcome to SKOPE
The Centre for Skills, Knowledge, and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) focuses on policy and practice at the intersection of education, skills, and employment.
Our research
E&T for the climate
This research theme explores how skills formation systems need to adapt due to the impact of climate change
Social & epistemic justice
This research theme examines justice and equality across global E&T systems
Political skills economy
This research theme unpacks the relationship between skills formation and broader international political economies
Tertiary E&T landscapes
This research theme explores the intersection of policy and practice in tertiary systems and the blurred boundaries between TVET and HE
Podcasts
SkOP ¦ Season 2 – Episode 6 ¦ A Reflection on Season 2
Produced by Ashmita Randhawa (@Rand_Ash) and James Robson (@elpug). Edited by Laura Dong. Music composed and performed by ...
SkOP ¦ Season 2 – Episode 5 ¦ The Future of Technical Education
Produced by Ashmita Randhawa (@Rand_Ash) and James Robson (@elpug). Edited by Laura Dong. Music composed and performed by ...
SkOP ¦ Season 2 – Episode 4 ¦ The Future of Work
Produced by Ashmita Randhawa (@Rand_Ash) and James Robson (@elpug). Edited by Laura Dong. Music composed and performed by ...
Grant funding (ESRC and others)
SKOPE Research Papers
SKOPE Associates
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Projects with policy impact
Our team
Publications and News
Pandemic and Higher Education policy: the UK as a policy laboratory
Dr James Robson explores the impact of the pandemic on Higher Education across the UK, in “Pandemic and Higher Education policy: ...
Comparing skills policy in England and Scotland
“Comparing skills policy in England and Scotland” a comment paper in WONKHE by Ewart Keep, Professor (Emeritus) of ...
Employability skills in mainstream education: Innovations in schooling and institutional isomorphism
In England, the Studio Schools model, focused on developing employability skills in young people, represents a disruptive attempt at ...
Micro-credentials: The new frontier of adult education and training
https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/micro-credentials-the-new-frontier-of-adult-education-and-training Contributor to the OECD series ...