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Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., Thomson, E., Devins, D., …McCracken, M. G. (2007)
Meeting employer's skills upgrading needs through vocational education and training provision in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Study on employment in rural areas

Journal Article
Copus, A. K., Hall, C., Barnes, A., Dalton, G., Cook, P., Weingarten, P., …Johansson, M. (2006)
Study on employment in rural areas
This report is a response to a request by the 2003 Agriculture Council, for a review of rural employment, particularly in relation to young people and women, in order to asses...

The economic impacts of adult entertainment.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., & Fuertes, V. (2005)
The economic impacts of adult entertainment. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive
No abstract available.

Impact of transport information in a rural area: EMIRES

Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. & Greig, M. (2005)
Impact of transport information in a rural area: EMIRES

Working together for employment and inclusion in Edinburgh : a baseline study.

Working Paper
McQuaid, R. W., Anastasiadou, C., Fuertes, V., Greig, M., Lindsay, C. & Wise, S. (2005)
Working together for employment and inclusion in Edinburgh : a baseline study.

Entrepreunership - some views from the UK

Presentation / Conference
McQuaid, R. W., & Greig, M. (2005, March)
Entrepreunership - some views from the UK. Paper presented at Unknown
No abstract available.

Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector.

Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2005)
Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector. Local Economy, 20, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269094042000313601
This paper discusses the potential value of local, partnership-based employability training and job guarantee programmes, focusing on one example—the 'Alloa Initiative'. The I...

Exploring employers' skills upgrading needs and local VET provision in different parts of the UK

Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C. & Greig, M. (2004)
Exploring employers' skills upgrading needs and local VET provision in different parts of the UK

‘Reconnecting’ the Unemployed Information and communication technology and services for jobseekers in rural areas

Journal Article
McQuaid, R., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2004)
‘Reconnecting’ the Unemployed Information and communication technology and services for jobseekers in rural areas. Information, Communication and Society, 7(3), 364-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000284605
This paper discusses the potential uses of the Internet and other forms of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for delivering information services for u...

Job search success in local labour markets

Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M. & Adams, J. (2004)
Job search success in local labour markets