Hundreds of free qualifications on offer to boost skills and jobs
Launch of free qualifications marks a major milestone in government’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee An estimated 11 million adults now have the opportunity to gain a…
Month: March 2021
The Social Mobility Commission has moved to the Cabinet Office
The @SMCommission is now sponsored by the Minister for Women and Equalities (@trussliz), as part of the Equality Hub, to advise on the importance of social…
Government must now tackle the injustice of in-work poverty
@JRF_uk on National Living Wage rise Responding to today’s increase in the National Living Wage to £8.91 per hour, Mike Hawking, Head of Policy and…
More than half of students do not expect any more face-to-face teaching this academic year, but two-thirds of students are currently living in their usual term-time accommodation
The Higher Education Policy Institute (@HEPI_news) has worked with @YouthSight on a poll of over 1,000 full-time undergraduate students to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic…
Lifetime Skills Guarantee: Launch of free Level 3 qualifications allows adults to gain the skills they need at any stage of their lives
An estimated 11 million adults now have the opportunity to gain a new qualification for free, designed to help them to gain in-demand skills and…
University of Bristol announces £7.6 million partnership with EDF to improve design and performance of nuclear power plants
Announced today (Friday 2 April 2021) by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, the £7.6m collaboration will harness world-leading expertise to develop key components for digital twins…
Student Loans Company – Complaints procedure
English Cymraeg How to complain if you’re unhappy with the service you’ve had from the Student Loans Company. Our Complaints procedure has been updated on…
The Prevent duty in higher education (HE): training and guidance for practitioners
Training materials and guidance on the Prevent duty for those working in higher education (HE). Training materials and guidance for: those with a responsibility for…
OfS sets out new condition to protect students if a university or college closes
The condition will give the @OfficeStudents the powers to direct universities and colleges to take certain actions – for example to arrange student transfers, provide…
Over 9 million jobs excluded from Conservatives’ Lifetime Skills Guarantee
@UKLabour – Over 9 million jobs excluded from Conservatives’ skills ‘guarantee’ – comments from @TobyPerkinsMP Over 9.4 million jobs are in sectors excluded from Boris Johnson’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee,…
