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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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Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
Nation’s top employers step forward to help more young people into work, spearheaded by Alan Milburn Royal Mail, Octopus Energy,...
The future workforce needs technical confidence, but it also needs the human capabilities that help people keep learning, thinking and...
Adult Learners’ Week – September 21-27 - offers a timely chance to celebrate individuals across Wales who have changed their...
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 865: 19th September 2026. Do We Actually Know What Learners Need and Employers Want? This...
More than 400 schools in disadvantaged communities to benefit from £22.5m investment and tailored support to help expand access to...
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Updated London Local Skills Improvement Plan comes as demand for digital talent surges and the city records the highest regional...
New report finds that opportunities from increased defence spending cannot be realised without a change in skills policy MPs urge...
More than 1 in 3 employers say a lack of employability skills is holding back productivity – while 69% believe...
Conversations with NEETs: Research reveals daily lives and struggles of young people in Blackpool The Social Mobility Commission has published...
Some of Britain’s biggest employers are first through the door on First Chance, a new campaign from Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work Review to…
The UK’s leading education workforce provider, Affinity Workforce Solutions, has made its first acquisition outside recruitment and staffing, buying education training platform Training Toolz. The…
Students from across the UK are invited to come up with bold innovations for the future as a national competition returns for its third year.…
FROM doctors and lawyers to police officers and community leaders, the first generation of students to walk through the doors of Coleg Cambria’s Deeside Sixth…
The Freelance Education Framework established a shared standard for preparing students for freelance careers. Now comes the tricky second album: producing real impact. Earlier this…
Everything from digital literacy and essential skills to cookery and calligraphy will be on offer across Wales during Adult Learners’ Week from September 21 to…
Children from some of the North West’s most disadvantaged communities are discovering how they could help tackle climate change, thanks to a University of Salford…
Students in further education across England and Wales are about to get hands-on experience with real economic data, whilst their teachers get access to new…
As experience becomes an increasingly important driver of value across hospitality, luxury, wellness and other service-led industries, Glion Institute of Higher Education is reshaping its…
Ask Harry Wren what changed when he moved from running his own nursery into training apprentices, and he doesn’t talk about a career change. He…
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