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Adaptability to work

Definition: Supporting adaptability of firms and employees to structural economic change and the use of information technology and other new technologies

Theme F partnerships focus on existing businesses and workers and means of helping them adapt to changed markets. This has encompassed work on flexible learning, improved work-life balance, empowering employees with disabilities, developing virtual learning environments and upskilling older workers. Products include learning materials for the textile industry, guides, training handbooks and websites.

Further Information:

• ECOTEC Thematic update paper: Theme F (ICT)
• ECOTEC Thematic update paper: Theme F (Work Life Balance)
• Theme F mainstreaming strategy

The BIZ QuizA quick quiz with answers to get people thinking about what they already know about starting up and running a business.

The Textile Industry: Empowerment for the futureReport of the background and content of a series of workshops that sought to close the knowledge and skills gap for the UK textile manufacturers.

The Value of the Skills Analysis Tool to EmployersEvaluation report focusing on the value to employers of using the toolkit.

The Work-Life Balance Foundation DegreeFoundation Degree benefits include: creative practice-led assessments, modules taken over time (five years or longer), accreditation of prior learning, groupd of learners with employer in-house training can be negotiated for advance credit status against modules, other professional training awards can be built into the degree module options, etc.

Toolkit for assessing employee and volunteer work-life balance issuesSelf-assessment action learning workbooks for use by the sector in staff / volunteer recruitment, appraisal and.

Top Tips for Work Life BalanceTop Tips series of booklets.

Tracks produced by programme beneficiaries Tracks produced by programme beneficiaries under Northside Music Productions work for Bunch Arts Project.

Transferability of holistic model, cognitive skills modles and peer mentoring methodologyAssessment of transferability to other disadvantaged groups through strategic networking and partnership with other Equal Development partners.

Unit 5The High Intensity training (HIT) Unit at HMYOI Thorn Cross is a programme designed to reduce rates of re-offending and harm in young offenders with a medium-high risk of reconviction.

Unit 6HMYOI Thorn Cross' Unit 6 is a completely new initiative, not tried previously within England's Juvenile Justice system.

User-sensitive Inclusive Design of a Wireless Switch-based Interaction Device For Use By People WithAssistive Technology research.

Virtual Learning EnvironmentVLE Accessible, level-appropriate materials.

Web IntegrationStarting at a slightly more advanced level, this workshop will focus on how to develop your web presence in the long term including: databases, e-commerce and b2b integration.

Web Skills WorkshopWorkshop PowerPoint Slide Shows to introduce using the Web and HTML.

WLB workshopsOver 85% of organisations in Worcestershire have under 10 employees.

Work - Life Balance Web siteThe Work Life Balance Project website contains information on research conducted as well as materials produced including bext practice emoployment models.

Work-life balance: an economic necessity or a costly imposition?This abstract outlines research to be conducted in Scotland into human resource management practices addressing work-life balance issues (WLB) and adopting flexible work patterns (FWPs) and family friendly policies (FFPs).

Work-life balance: issues for disabled people The reasons for the project are that disabled people are severely disadvantaged in the labour market often entering employment and leaving it due to work life balance issues,  in many instances ‘see sawing’ between employment and unemployment.

Workshop programme and toolkit based on HSE Management standards for Work-Related Stress Included in the range of workshops a specific programme was developed for employers in response to concerns about the level of stress identified in business and to promote the new management standards for stress introduced by HSE in November 2004.

Workshop programme for employers in RugbyRugby has low unemployment making recruitment and retention of staff with appropriate skills a particularly important issue for employers.