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 WREXHAM music duo is striking a chord with their Welsh language journey after personal loss, TV success and a new creative project inspired them…
A new apprenticeship levy transfer initiative has launched with more than £534,000 pledged by employers to support apprenticeship training in charities and community organisations across…
Two automotive apprentices, and former IMI Skills Competitions finalists, have returned from WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 with medals, as Team UK recorded its strongest performance at…
Blackburn College senior staff are delighted after winning two awards at the ‘North West business Oscars,’ including being named Skills Provider of the Year for…
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…
A Marine Electrician Apprentice at South Hampshire College Group has been shortlisted in the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category of the 2026 Maritime Solent Awards.…
Chancellor John Healey has announced an extra £100 million to expand a local apprenticeship service, with all 14 mayoral strategic authorities now given the chance…
Inspire Education Group (IEG) has been named Training Provider / Programme of the Year at the Peterborough Telegraph Apprenticeship Awards 2026, retaining the title for…
The TUC has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement today (Monday) that the government will reinstate the Union Learning Fund – and restore the funding to where…
Oaklands College Digital tutors stepped inside the future of technology during an inspiring visit to HP in London, gaining fresh industry insight and knowledge to…
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