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...
Schools and colleges across England are set to save an estimated £220 million on energy bills over the lifetime of the solar panels through the…
New research reveals that U.S. employers and employees in frontline-heavy industries struggle with significant skills gaps, rising burnout, and AI preparedness challenges. New research from…
Following two successful pilots, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), in partnership with the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult,…
Instep has launched two strategic leadership training programmes for women working in analytical, data and leadership roles. These forward-thinking apprenticeships – Women Who Decide, and…
Buckinghamshire College Group Graphic Design student Johnny Gibbins has been selected to exhibit his work at Origins Creatives 2026, UAL Awarding Body’s flagship annual exhibition celebrating emerging creative talent. …
Training experts Learnmore have unveiled new apprenticeship training programmes for AI and data science to meet the demand from employers looking to upskill staff. With…
Barking & Dagenham College proudly celebrated the achievements of its students at the annual End-of-Year Awards, recognising exceptional dedication, resilience, leadership and academic success across…
Students from Barking & Dagenham College’s Horizons department lit up the stage this week as they performed in the annual Horizons Talent Show, an event…
Digital apprentices completing selected Level 4 programmes will soon have a new route into degree-level study under a partnership between independent training provider Baltic Apprenticeships…
WorldSkills UK and DEWALT are proud to announce a new partnership that will see students and apprentices across the UK benefit from training opportunities through…
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