Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe how UK engineering firm Tharsus Group teamed up with the Blyth Tall Ship Project – which aims to inspire hard‐to‐reach people in the deprived areas of Blyth to pursue education, training or employment in the expanding engineering and...

Purpose – The objective of the paper is to explain the motives for and against accelerated displacement of people from some countries to others. The evolving consequences of such shifts are highlighted. Design/methodology/approach – In a soft‐system analysis, the paper cites specialists in...

Purpose – The study seeks to compare the experiences of job loss and reemployment experiences among female and male higher level managers and professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares data collected at two periods in time from ( n =120) females and ( n =184) males who...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to use a competency‐based model to explore empirically the factors that influence the suitability of different flexible work arrangements (FWAs) in organizations and investigate whether these FWAs match the preferences of unemployed women, whom the...

Vocational Training in Europe and the effectiveness of the European Social Fund are examined and recommendations made for ensuring that funds allocated to the UK by continental partners in the EC are wisely prioritised in channelling them into the necessary training areas for the unemployed,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the educational and employment opportunities of Syrian youth. It examines findings from a number of nation‐wide surveys of Syrian youth to investigate the educational and labor market conditions Syrian youth face amidst economic and social...