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Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
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The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
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The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out plans to rebuild comprehensive education with parity between academic and technical routes, alongside...
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It’s fair to say that businesses don’t, as a rule, begin with a desire to engage with the higher education...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 866: 26th September 2026. Where Will All the Work Experience Placements Come From? This is...
First-of-their-kind training materials published in first step towards every teacher being supported to teach children and young people with SEND...
Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, is calling on Government and industry to...
New schemes announced today to offer 18-24-year-olds work experience with some of Britain’s biggest Defence firms Builds on £182 million...
Pearson today launched new research, For Every Future: Preparing Early-Career Skilled Trade, Technical and Service Talent for an AI-Infused World, at...
Over 90 graduates from the University Centre celebrated completing their degree-level studies at a graduation ceremony held at Wakefield Cathedral on Friday 25th September. The…
A University of Sunderland student who travelled to the UK from his home in Kuwait to pursue a career in the arts has landed his…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out plans to rebuild comprehensive education with parity between academic and technical routes, alongside a guaranteed youth offer running…
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Two automotive apprentices, and former IMI Skills Competitions finalists, have returned from WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 with medals, as Team UK recorded its strongest performance at…
Blackburn College senior staff are delighted after winning two awards at the ‘North West business Oscars,’ including being named Skills Provider of the Year for…
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn’s independent…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has launched The Pitch 2027, CIM’s annual global student competition, inviting entries from students and universities worldwide. Now in…
A Marine Electrician Apprentice at South Hampshire College Group has been shortlisted in the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category of the 2026 Maritime Solent Awards.…
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