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Bradford College has announced a major new partnership with Production Park and Academy of Live Technology (ALT), anchored by its flagship Producing Academy, to create industry-leading…
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Thirty-eight further education students, aged 16-18, from eight colleges across the UK have successfully completed two major scaled infrastructure projects at Constructionarium as part of…
BMet College is affirming its commitment to helping young people become work-ready by offering work experience opportunities to trainees at Birmingham-based social enterprise bakers, Miss…
This International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) #INWED26, EngineeringUK has released new estimates highlighting the potential for women to increase their earnings through careers in…
We catch up with Baz Ramaiah, Director of Policy and Research at Youth Employment UK, at the recent Breaking Barriers collective, a collective intelligence event…
The Social Mobility Commission will host its annual Symposium tomorrow (Tuesday 23 June), bringing together policymakers, cross-party voices and experts, to focus on young NEETs,…
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