Cardiff School of Social Sciences

ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)

The ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) is based jointly at the universities of Cardiff and Oxford. The aim of the Centre is to examine the links between the acquisition and use of skills and knowledge, product market strategies and performance.

SKOPE is located at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University and the Department of Education, Oxford University, and has an extensive network of associate research fellows across the UK and overseas.

News and Activities

Joint WISERD/SKOPE working paper on Welsh graduate mobility published

Research Brief: Making the most of teachers' knowledge and skills: Vocational teachers in the UK, Norway and France

SKOPE’s research programme: October 2008 - September 2013

Latest Publications

The publications listed below can be downloaded from our Publications pages.

NEW: Research Paper 106: Transformation and Muddling Through: Industrial Relations and Industrial Training in the UK

NEW: Research Paper 105: The Purposes and Validity of Vocational Qualifications

NEW: Research Paper 104: Varieties of Training, Qualifications and Skills in Long-Term Care: A German, Japanese and UK Comparison

NEW: Research Paper 103: Technicians under the Microscope: The Training and Skills of University Laboratory and Engineering Workshop Technicians

SKOPE News 14: 2010/2011

Issues Paper 27: The Five Obstacles that Hamper Better Understanding of Graduate Labour and Skills

Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World