It’s been a couple of weeks since the Milburn report was published, and I like everyone have been digesting the report and the analysis. Like a well-trained student,...
Britain’s NEET crisis is no longer a warning sign; it is a structural failure. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures (Jan-March 2026) estimate...
Across further and higher education, widening participation has become one of the defining policy priorities of the past two decades. Institutions have rightly focused on...
Young people today are entering a world in upheaval. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures, and the accelerating rise of AI is...
According to the latest ONS labour market data, youth unemployment has hit 14.7%. That means one in seven young people looking for work can't find...
I was delighted to work with colleagues at FE News’ Breaking Barriers event on a construction job. We worked to take apart the youth employment...
For too long, the national conversation around success has treated university as the default route into a professional career. Yet across the UK, thousands of...
At the start of this month, leaders from across government, further education, skills, employability and employer groups gathered for the Breaking Barriers Collective, hosted by...
There is a particular kind of honesty that emerges when a room full of practitioners, advocates and leaders agrees to stop being polite about a...
The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
The UK labour market is undergoing a period of profound transformation, driven by disruptive innovation. The last few years have seen jobs themselves being transformed,…
Navigating life with dyslexia and ADHD has been a journey of resilience and self-discovery. As a 47-year-old woman, mother of four, and grandmother of two,…
STUDENTS and apprentices from across the country showcased their talents to a range of employers, as they took part in the NCG Skills 2025 finals…
NPTC Group of Colleges has successfully secured funding through the initial round of The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator. The Accelerator is a £50m fund…
THE elite of Welsh baking will rise to the occasion at an inaugural college conference. Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham will host the Wales Bakery…
Ignite Training is pleased to welcome three new senior members of staff to the team to help fulfil ambitious growth plans across both apprenticeship training…
The benefit system is trapping 3.5 million people on sickness benefits – many of whom want to work – in a dead end of too…
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…
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 passed a major training milestone this week as part of its 14th birthday celebrations. The Birmingham-based social enterprise, which invests every penny of…
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