Future journalists quiz paralympic legend in live student event
Journalism students put their interviewing skills to the test when one of Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympians visited Derby for a special on-campus event. Tanni,…
Month: February 2026
Managing Director of CogniSoft, Emma Cook, Joins the OAL Board
OAL is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Cook FIEP, Managing Director of Cognisoft Ltd, to our Board of Directors. Emma brings over 35…
Natalie Campbell MBE to chair The Workforce Development Trust
Natalie Campbell MBE, current co-Chief Executive of the social enterprise Belu Water, has been announced as the incoming Chair of The Workforce Development Trust. The…
Award glory for farming college as campus investment continues
COLEG Cambria Llysfasi is celebrating national recognition for its £10m Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) development as construction gets underway on a new 50-bedroom student accommodation…
Cookery skills workshop video to be shared with schools across Wales
Budding chefs at Ysgol Bro Caereinion Secondary Phase were given a chance to show off their culinary skills under the guidance of the leading independent…
Latest Labour Market Figures Show Disabled People Are Twice As Likely To Be Unemployed Than Non-disabled People (9.2% vs 4.4%)
The Work Foundation, at Lancaster University analysis of latest ONS figures indicate that one in eleven disabled people are unemployed (9.2%) and the unemployment rate…
Young People Hungry For Financial Knowledge But Lacking In Key Money Skills: New AAT and Grace Hardy Research Finds
Thousands of young people are ill-equipped to manage money or understand key financial concepts. New research surveying over 1,500 16–25-year-olds in the UK from AAT…
ONS Labour Market February 2026. UK Unemployment Rate is 5.2%. Youth Unemployment Is Now at 14%
The latest ONS Labour Market data has been released today (17th February 2026). This is the latest estimate of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other…
Beyond the Classroom: Why Apprenticeship Design Must Be an Economic Strategy, Not Just a Curriculum
Last month, I sat in a meeting with a local business owner who’d just spent thousands training an apprentice on software that became obsolete before they qualified. “Why didn’t anyone…
AI and Uncertainty Are Gnawing at the Edges of the Job Market
The latest labour market figures from the ONS are pretty dismal reading for job seekers, particularly the young. While the overall unemployment rate is 5.2%,…