Professors David Ashton and Johnny Sung are internationally
renowned experts on workforce development. In the first Skills
in Focus event, they bring their expertise and knowledge to
bear on:
- the relationship between skills and productivity, and
- the links between companies' product market strategies and
their skills utilisation.
They conclude that there is a strong sectoral dimension in the
relationship between skills and productivity, and that policy
initiatives need to incorporate this. They also stress that
any attempts to influence which skills companies require and how
skilled workers are deployed must address not only a company's
product market strategy but also its competitive strategy.
Presentations and papers from this event are available to
download on this page. Videos clips can be found towards the foot
of the page.