The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged...
As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
The Skills White Paper claims colleges have been treated as "second rate" despite impressive results compared to others. Does our misaligned quality model and music...
There is a persistent and costly misunderstanding at the heart of workforce design in Further Education. We continue to measure people against roles that were...
The quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in further education (FE) is again under review, but this time with a sharper regulatory edge. From 2026,...
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
Around 65,000 learners will now have access to training for high-demand jobs in Britain’s fastest-growing industries, as the government rolls out the next wave of…
Mark Dacey, CEO of NPTC Group of Colleges, has announced he will be stepping down from his role later this year, describing it as “the…
Oaklands College was delighted to welcome Claire Knowles from BBC Studios to its Welwyn Garden City Campus, offering students an exceptional opportunity to gain first…
NOCN Group is addressing a key challenge in skills reform: the lack of consistency, trust and interoperability in skills passporting. Under the leadership of Chief…
Students from Oaklands College enjoyed an inspiring and hands‑on experience at a recent Next Tech Girls Insight Day, hosted at Tesco’s Head Office in Welwyn Garden City.…
Former student and Great Britain’s first female Paralympic snowboarder returns to motivate current learners The Henley College was proud to welcome back former student and…
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation…
A hard-working New City College student was chosen from thousands of other young people across the country as the winner of a prestigious Future Apprentice…
New City College was proud to have been chosen to host a visit from the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission with Responsibility for Social…
A pioneering programme of construction bootcamps in London is helping fast-track hundreds of women into skilled roles as demand for qualified plant operators continues to…
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