Mike Campbell 
Learn to succeed 
The case for a skills revolution

This is the first book to draw together the evidence on the ‘case’ for skills and to examine the policies appropriate to achieving ‘skills for all’. Learn to succeed: argues that raising skill levels is crucial to both economic success and social inclusion; demonstrates the benefits of higher skill levels to people, to companies and to communities; synthesises a wide range of materials in one convenient volume, providing a reference source on the issues; deals with the issues at both national and local levels; sets out a clear agenda for action. Learn to succeed is essential reading for policy makers and practitioners in national, regional and local government departments and agencies, and is also recommended for students and academics on courses at undergraduate and graduate level in applied economics, education or public policy.

About the author

Professor Mike Campbell is Director of Policy and Research at the Sector Skills Development Agency. Until recently he was Director of the Policy Research Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University, one of the UK’s leading centres for applied social and economic research. He has worked on the themes of this book for the Department for Education and Skills, the European Commission, Regional Development Agencies and local partnerships for several years. He was also a member of the Skills Research Group supporting the National Skills Task Force and the academic panel working with the Cabinet Office on workforce development.