LMI for All: Lunchtime

Lecture
The Open Data Institute
February 6, 2015
Peter Glover, UK Commission for
Employment and Skills

LMI for All

Open access LMI
data portal
Improves evidence
base for careers
decisions and
strategic planning
Places onus on
third-parties to
develop engaging
interfaces
Pilot is live now

The data within LMI for All

Data selected for its value in careers context
Drawn from robust national sources
Organised by occupational category, indexed by job title
Coverage
Earnings

Employmen
t
Current and
projected

Unemployme
nt rates

Skills,
abilities
and
interests

Vacancies

Graduate
destinatio
ns

Supports individual in investigation of career options linked

to learning pathways

Data
Theme

Relevance

Source

Employment
levels by
occupation
(current and
future
projections)

How many jobs are there?

How many in my region?
How many for women etc?
What are the past trends?
What are likely future
trends?

Labour Force
Survey,
Working
Futures

Average
earnings by
occupation, plus
hours worked

How much do people get

paid for this job? How
much at the start of their
career? How much in my
region?

Annual
Survey of
Hours and
Earnings

Skills, abilities
and interests

Which jobs best match my

skills, abilities and
interests?
What skills and abilities do
I need to do the job that Im

O*Net
database, US
Department
of Labour

Data
Theme

Relevance

Source

Unemployment
rate by
occupation

What proportion of people in

this occupation are out of
work?

Labour Force
Survey

Profile of
qualification level
by occupation

What level of qualification do Labour Force

people have in this job (and
Survey,
what am I likely to need)?
Working
Futures

Vacancies by
occupation

How many vacancies are

there for this job? What
vacancies are available in my
local area?
What proportion are hard to
fill due to shortage of skilled
people?

Employer Skills
Survey,
Universal Jobs
Match

Graduate entry

What subjects do people

Higher

How does it work?

Q. What is required to use the data?
A. There are no specific needs for a web site or application to
access the API.
Q. What skills would web developers need to use this?
A. The LMI For All Data API works exactly like many other APIs
that are commonly embedded in websites, such as the
Google, Twitter or Facebook APIs.
Q. What is the API intended for?
A. The API is intended to allow web site and app developers to
access and visualise Labour Market Information for different
client groups with particular information needs.

http://www.lmiforall.org.uk/
http://api.lmiforall.org.uk/

Technical infrastructure

Robust infrastructure in place

Public-facing website for developers
Open standards
API explorer
Technical support
Reliability
Continuous improvement
ODI Certification

The CareerHack competition

Winners: Job
Comparison by
LogToMobile & Job
Happy by Harry Jones

The CareerHack competition: FE

category
Further Education winners: Career
Path
by Philipp Hardwick & Know your
Future by 2fixsolutions

Current users

LMI for All widget

Connexions Leicester City

Customisable
widget that can
be embedded
into any
website
Provides
headline
information on
pay, average
hours and
employment
prospects
Allows users to
compare up to

How can you use LMI for All?

1. Individuals: Access an existing

app or website that draws on LMI
for All data
2. Developers: Create an app or
website using LMI for All
3. Embed the LMI for All widget into
your website

Find out more

www.lmiforall.org.uk
lmiforall@ukces.org.uk
@lmiforall

icould and LMI for All

Using real-life career stories
with real job data to inspire
career choices
Lucy Skipper
February 2015

About icould.com

The Buzz Quiz

Use and reach

100,000+

website unique users / mth

How?
relevant
data sets

matched to
s
e
d
o
c
C
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S

Presenting the data the user

experience

What next?

Average salary

20,000

The UK average salary is 26,472

www.icould.com