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...
A college administrator has won a prestigious national award for his devotion to further education after supporting staff and learners for the last 20 years. …
Youth Employment Week will be held between the 7th – 11th July 2025. Founded by Youth Employment UK, Youth Employment Week is an annual, national…
When Ethan Smith joined the Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) programme in 2023, hairdressing wasn’t even on his radar. But just over a year later, he’s…
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has marked its 65th anniversary in education with refreshed branding and a new website. The rebrand launch follows 18 months of…
Catering and Hospitality students from Hull College cooked up a storm at this year’s British Culinary Championships, returning home with a phenomenal 36 medals and…
Moulton College Floristry student Ivy Knight has been awarded a prestigious national award in recognition of her contribution to the Northamptonshire-based FE college. The UK Student…
The Access Group, a leading provider of business management software across the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific, today announced the strategic acquisition of MY…
South Eastern Regional College (SERC), students, projects and staff have been recognised at the 7th Open College Network (OCN) Northern Ireland Learning Endeavour Awards held…
One of the UK’s fastest growing principal contractors has pledged to boost spending on its Early Years’ Talent Academy as part of its 15th anniversary…
A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the Government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, according to a new report by…
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