Reforming the ‘benefit trap’ to offer more support to disabled people could help half a million more people into work by 2035
The benefit system is trapping 3.5 million people on sickness benefits – many of whom want to work – in a dead end of too…
Month: February 2025
New technology will help MTI to become hydrogen training centre of excellence
The MIRA Technology Institute is a step closer to becoming a hydrogen training centre of excellence after introducing a hydrogen-powered Toyota Levio LPE 220 powered pallet…
Northern Ireland’s Skills Crisis: Career Guidance Offers Key to Economic Growth
The Career Development Institute (CDI) launched its Valuing Careers campaign at Northern Ireland’s Stormont Assembly on February 18, addressing the pressing skills crisis and its…
Miss Macaroon celebrates 14th birthday with major training milestone
Miss Macaroon passed a major training milestone this week as part of its 14th birthday celebrations. The Birmingham-based social enterprise, which invests every penny of…
The Rise of Digital Badges: How Decentralising Trust Could Change Everything
The transformation of skills recognition continues to gather pace. Traditional paper-based certification is being replaced by digital badges that recognise new forms of learning and…
From Refugee to Future Pilot: How FE Helped Negar Rezaei Reach for the Skies
For many young people, further education serves as a vital stepping stone towards their chosen careers. For Negar Rezaei, it has been nothing short of…
Topps Tiles Partners with Colleges to Tackle National Skills Shortage
A new education partnership designed to boost the number of qualified tilers in the UK has been launched by Topps Tiles. The UK’s number one…
IoT college receives ‘Outstanding’ grade from Ofsted
One of The Lancashire and Cumbria Institute of Technology (IoT) partner colleges, Nelson and Colne College Group (NCCG), has once again been rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted – the…
Apprenticeship Provision in Wales – Addressing the Construction Industry Skills Gap
For anything to change in government policy three things are generally needed. The timing has to be right, there needs to be some workable solutions…
Breakthrough Project Pioneered by University Aims to Help Protect Chimpanzees from Risk of Extinction
A groundbreaking method that could play a crucial role in safeguarding chimpanzees from escalating threats and the risk of extinction has been pioneered. Academics at…
