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...
Kerry Boffey of FIN identifies changes in the Ofsted operating guide and toolkit which require provider attention before September. Providers preparing for inspection should pay…
Thousands more young people will be able to gain the skills, qualifications and experience they need for future careers, as the government today rolls out…
As policy detail is awaited, the IMI offers to be a conduit between government and the automotive workforce The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)…
As Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces plans to put technical and vocational education at the heart of the national curriculum for the first time today,…
Today’s announcement from the Prime Minister is significant structural reform. Technical education pathways from age 14, combining core academic subjects with employer contact and workplace…
More than 30 students from The Sandwell Colleges have worked alongside industry professionals on a live regeneration project for the borough, during an exciting week-long…
Kirklees College has launched not only its new Adult Course Guide for September 2026, but also a brand-new video, ‘Your Next Chapter’, which highlights the…
A COLLEGE manager who has walked more than 500 miles through cities, coastlines and countryside across Britain is urging people to support her as she…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham: ‘From today Britain will value the Hard Hat as much as the Graduation Cap’ Helen Dickinson OBE, Chief Executive of the…
By Rebecca Cooper, Head of People and Development ACT Economic uncertainty has become a familiar backdrop for Welsh businesses in recent years. The rising cost…
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