Case Studies

This section reports on the case studies. These are as follows:

Case Study 1 -   Entry to Employment

Case Study 2 -   Reengaging Young People

Case Study 3 -   Young Apprenticeships

Case Study 4 -   Apprenticeships

Case study 5 -   Programmes for Minorities

Case Study 6 -   Using the Experience of Armed Forces Personnel

Case Study 7 -   Higher Education

Case Study 8 -   Delloitte Employability Skills Programme

Case Study 9 -   ASDAN’s  (CoPE) Award Programme

Case Study 10 - The Use of the (CoPE) Award at KS4

Case Study 11 - The Opening Minds Programme

Case Study 12 - The GQAL Personal, Employability, Achievement and Reflection for Learning Programme (PEARL)

Case studies 1-8 provide examples of good practice in the teaching and learning of generic employability skills in schools, further education, voluntary organisations and work-based learning programmes in the South West.

Case studies 9-11 focus on developments in the school sector which are designed to address the widespread concerns about an apparent lack of the generic skills required in the workplace amongst school leavers.

Case Study 12 focuses on an innovative programme that has developed the UK’s first performance based assessment system for measuring and certifying learners’ social, emotional and behavioural skills.