﻿{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"StaffNet","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint","title":"Andy Westwood: The Skills for Jobs white paper is what happens when policy is made in a vacuum","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"chtAVPSYuM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint\/2021\/01\/27\/skills-for-jobs-white-paper\/\">Andy Westwood: The Skills for Jobs white paper is what happens when policy is made in a vacuum<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint\/2021\/01\/27\/skills-for-jobs-white-paper\/embed\/#?secret=chtAVPSYuM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Andy Westwood: The Skills for Jobs white paper is what happens when policy is made in a vacuum&#8221; &#8212; StaffNet\" data-secret=\"chtAVPSYuM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/viewpoint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/138\/2020\/02\/Andy-Westwood.jpg","thumbnail_width":700,"thumbnail_height":460,"description":"[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;4&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;] Originally posted on\u00a0WONKHE\u00a0on Monday, 25 January 2021 We\u2019ve been here before. But in skills policy we\u2019ve been everywhere before. Putting employers at the heart of the system and committing to high quality education and training are not new. These have [&hellip;]"}