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...
The FE sector has spent years focusing on outcomes. Pass rates remain important, but many providers tell us that inspection conversations increasingly explore a broader…
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Derby have signed a new agreement aimed at helping tackle healthcare workforce shortages and improve…
DSW has announced the appointment of Craig McLoughlin as Head of LearningSolutions, as the business builds on its position as one of the UK’s leading…
South & City College Birmingham has welcomed the publication of a major new report calling for greater collaboration to improve employment outcomes for young people…
A NEW apprentice has joined an award-winning social impact scheme in the Humber region, as the Riverlution Humber Stewardship Partnership continues to create opportunities for local people while delivering environmental…
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) Project Management Steering Group (PMSG) has rolled out a suite of e-learning content to support the development of…
School students have been given a guided look around Harrogate College’s under-construction new £22m campus. The college is rebuilding its base at Hornbeam Park to…
Experienced professionals are being encouraged to use their industry expertise to train the next generation of workers after Ofsted praised The City of Liverpool College’s…
Indeed Career Scout, a personalised AI powered career coach, rolls out in the UK Six in ten workers in the UK imagine moving into a…
Across the UK today, access to degree-level learning remains uneven – constraining economic growth and leaving many employers unable to access the right skills locally. In higher education…
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