scholarly journals Is there a deficit of engineering principle as a result of the UK skills gap?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Skills Gap ◽  
Engineering Principle ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Chefs' competencies: a stakeholder's perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelia Marinakou ◽  
Charalampos Giousmpasoglou
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Culinary Arts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Democratic Management ◽  
Attention To Diversity ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeIn view to the skills gap challenge in the chefs' occupation, the purpose of this study was to identify the required chefs' skills and competencies for successful careers in culinary arts management in the UK context.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative approach was employed with a survey questionnaire on competencies. Data were collected from different stakeholders with 407 valid responses presenting views on necessary competencies and skills to pursue a career in culinary arts.FindingsThis study suggests that professionals in commercial kitchens should demonstrate strong managerial and leadership skills, as well as operational and administrative. Professionalism and democratic management should be exhibited by chefs, who should further develop their emotional intelligence (EI) competency.Practical implicationsOrganizations and academic institutions should provide such training to develop managerial and leadership skills that chefs need. Organizations should recruit based on these competencies model. Attention to diversity, equality and different cultures are important. Academic institutions should redesign their curriculum to address the industry's need on chefs' skills and competencies.Originality/valueThis is the first study to investigate chefs' competencies with empirical evidence from professionals, academics and students in the UK context. This study proposes a model with four sets of competencies, namely management, technical, strategic and operational.

scholarly journals Self-managed and work-based learning: problematising the workplace–classroom skills gap

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iro Konstantinou ◽  
Elizabeth Miller
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Agility ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
The Uk

PurposeThe authors explore the ways work-based learning (WBL) can help degree apprentices cross the gaps between the workplace and the classroom, arguing that problem-based learning allows them to become aware of the overlaps in skills required to succeed between the two sites of learning.Design/methodology/approachThis case study of a self-managed learning module uses a workshop methodology to understand the ways 61 undergraduate business management apprentices in the UK navigate the boundaries between work and learning and develop skills across both domains.FindingsThe authors' findings suggest that degree apprentices do not always perceive the two sites as overlapping in terms of what skills are required and how learning takes place. However, WBL modules have the potential to make them aware of how one informs and reinforces the other. Students identified teamwork, communication and reflection as necessary at the workplace and in their studies. They also viewed learning agility at critical, especially in the time of coronavirus disease 2019.Originality/valueThe paper adds to the existing literature exploring how WBL learning can help minimise the gap between the classroom and the workplace by adding the analysis of the case study. Those interested in developing modules which embed theory and practice can benefit from the discussion on how such modules enable students to reflect on the crossover between the two sites, not only on degree apprenticeships but higher education degrees broadly.

Workforce Issues and Training Programmes: A UK Perspective

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Richards
Keyword(s):  
Skills Gap ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Career Option ◽  
World Class ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
Research Councils ◽  
And Training

Over the past 20 years underinvestment has led to the UK’s nuclear skills base being run down to the point where it is now very fragile and the cracks are showing. As a result a number of key nuclear science and engineering disciplines are now showing signs of shortages developing which is being reflected in both industry and academia. Fortunately, the skills gap has been recognised and the trend of underinvestment is being reversed. Industry, Government and the Research Councils are starting to take steps to address the issue and new nuclear education and research initiatives are underway including the Dalton Nuclear Institute and the plans to create a National Nuclear Laboratory. The concern over a skills gap still exists but hopefully with the realisation of high profile projects such as new nuclear build, the establishment of a National Nuclear Laboratory and continued support from the UK’s Research Councils, involvement in the nuclear field will prove to be an attractive career option for a greater number of people which will put the UK back in the position of having a vibrant and sustainable world class nuclear skills base.

Europe eyes cybersecurity as a competitive advantage

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
European Council ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
The Uk ◽  
European Markets

Subject EU cybersecurity. Significance The European Parliament (EP), Council and Commission last week reached an agreement on a new Cybersecurity Act. The proposal requires final ratification from the EP and the European Council to be enacted. Impacts UK-headquartered technology firms will find it harder to maintain access to European markets post-Brexit. Brexit will likely widen the cybersecurity skills gap in the UK labour market. Tighter European cybersecurity will facilitate regional advancements in artificial intelligence applications.

scholarly journals Personal Development Planning: Addressing the skills gap for engineers in Oman

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Tess Goodliffe
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Skills Gap ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
The Uk ◽  
College Of Engineering

The aim of this paper is to discuss the decision made last year, by the Caledonian College of Engineering in Oman, to introduce compulsory modules in Personal Development Planning (PDP) at each level of study in the UK-awarded diploma and degree programmes. The primary objective of PDP is to improve the capacity of individuals to understand what and how they are learning, and to review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning. This paper describes how the main topic areas covered in PDP have been introduced to Omani engineering students; the learning/teaching methodology; how these modules are assessed and evaluated and how these areas relate to the needs of current and future employers. The challenges that have been faced during the implementation of these modules in terms of contextualisation (UK modules imported into an Omani environment) and external assessment are also discussed.

The diagnosis and management of factor VIII and IX inhibitors: a guideline from the UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organization (UKHCDO)

2000 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. M. Hay ◽  
T. P. Baglin ◽  
P. W. Collins ◽  
F. G. H. Hill ◽  
D. M. Keeling
Keyword(s):  
Factor Viii ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
Viii And Ix ◽  
The Uk

1476: Prostate Cancer Detection in Men Aged 45-49 Years in the UK Protect (Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment) Trial

2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 476-477
Author(s):  
Freddie C. Hamdy ◽  
Joanne Howson ◽  
Athene Lane ◽  
Jenny L. Donovan ◽  
David E. Neal
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Treatment Trial ◽  
Prostate Cancer Detection ◽  
The Uk
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