Labour market information vs labour market intelligence - a useful distinction?
04-April-2007
Do you think it's helpful to differentiate between labour market information and labour market intelligence?
How can advisers communicate 'bad news' about e.g. gender segregated industries in a way that is honest, but does not collude with inequality by deterring potential entrants?
Add your thoughts and comments by replying to this post.
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- Labour Market Intelligence is IAG's 'Added value'?; 08-February-2008 15:21:29 by Roxine Beaumont-Sempill
LMI in the context of government policies
04-April-2007
LMI is of demonstrable interest to government - as the Leitch Review of 2006 makes clear. Leitch recommends the establishment of a new, universal careers service for England that places 'labour market focused' advice at its heart.
It recommends the formation in England of a new universal adult careers service, learning from those elsewhere in the UK, providing a universal source of labour market focused, accessible careers advice for adults.
(p.22) from The Stationery Office (2006) Leitch Review of Skills: Prosperity for all in the global economy - world class skillsJust how important is LMI to governments and why? Should those with an interest in guidance work celebrate this enthusiasm for LMI or view it with suspicion? What do you think?
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- Vocational Education needs LMI but it would be a shame to totally kill education for its own sake; 08-February-2008 15:41:37 by Roxine Beaumont-Sempill
Back to basics - learning from case studies.
04-April-2007
What do you make of Robin, Jo, Li Russell and Angelina's LMI requirements? Add your own ideas, reflections, comments and anecdotes by commenting on this post.
How much are you using LMI with clients in your work? What sort of LMI is most useful and how do you bring it into a guidance context?
NB - don't forget to also look at the related case studies under 'frameworks for practice'. These consider how practitioners use LMI will vary, according to their conscious or unconscious principles for practice.
Jargon Amnesty - the language of LMI
04-April-2007
What do you make of the jargon used in LMI? It isn't always easy to make sense of the language of GVA and SOC and NOMIS.
The glossaries in this on line learning resource give some great definitions that help to de-mystify the process, but have they done enough?
Why not add your comments on jargon here, you can include your own definitions too - serious or frivolous are equally welcome. Can you also share ideas on how you have made the language of LMI more accessible to your clients, or are you willing to own up to any corkers you've made in relation to LMI so we can all be made more aware of the pitfalls. Have your say by replying to this post.
The Nature of LMI and its role in Career Guidance - discussions
04-April-2007
LMI is a huge topic! The 'Nature of LMI' module of the LMI Learning Resource includes discussions relating to LMI jargon, LMI and policy and ideas from practitioners about what LMI they find useful in practice based on a series of case studies.
If you want to browse all the entries for these separate discussions in one place, you can do that by viewing items with the category "nature of LMI". You can add new comments to any of those items, and can also add your own new blog posts on related topics if you wish. Or add a comment to this topic by replying here.
