Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
V Levels could offer something the post-16 system badly needs: greater flexibility for young people who want vocational learning without having to specialise as early...
Blackburn College is extending its wide-ranging vocational offerings with the launch of a brand new course in caring for animals. The new Level 1 Animal…
A Telford College health and social care student has secured a place in the UK final of a global ‘skills olympics’ competition. Laila-Mae Bradley is…
Apprentice-focused recruitment agency Aspo Recruitment (Aspo) has partnered with accommodation provider Crescent City Properties (CCP) to help care-experienced apprentices find suitable and secure housing while…
Rob explains that we stand at a critical juncture in apprenticeship assessment reform. While the pivot offers welcome flexibility, success isn’t guaranteed. We face significant…
In Bradford, a city rich in culture and resilience, we are facing a quiet crisis. A generation of young people, our 18- to 24-year-olds, are…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 807: 26th July 2025 | Why Has There Been A £6 Billion Drop in Employer Spending on Skills Since 2022?…
Two apprentices employed by Fife Council and training at Fife College have secured places in the prestigious WorldSkills UK National Finals, where they will compete…
Eight students from SERC recently landed back home from their trip to the Sibuya Game Reserve, South Africa. Eight (8) Level 3 National Extended Diploma…
It is with huge sadness that the IMI must announce that Richard Hutchins, IMI Skills Competitions Manager, passed away peacefully on 22nd July 2025, surrounded…
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College’s (NWSLC) pioneering Supported Internship programme has been praised in the House of Commons for “breaking down barriers” to employment…
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