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Languages and the labour market

Below lists both data summaries produced by CILT and listings of other research sources exploring the supply of and demand for language skills in the labour market.

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Research

The following include some key research related to languages in the labour market. They cover research on language skills, external trade and language professions. They are sourced from government and public bodies, skills organisations and commercial institutions and have been categorised by year.

• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000

 

Online Information Booklets (CILT Publications)

Talking World Class (Sept. 2005)- looks at the impact of language skills on the UK economy (pdf).	Positively Plurilingual (Nov. 2006)- highlights the contribution of community languages to UK education and society (pdf).	Talking World Class London (Jul. 2006)- explains why the capital needs to make the most of language skills to ensure the success of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games (pdf).