My work has largely centred on helping adults develop the digital skills they need to move towards further learning and employment. Alongside my professional practice...
To continue the camping theme from part one in this series, even if you think you have all the equipment and have predicted all the...
ICAEW's research into mid-tier accountancy firms found that, while firms expect AI to reduce demand for some early-career tasks, most do not anticipate an overall...
Party conference season is one of the few points in the political calendar when politicians, policymakers, employers, think tanks and organisations from across the public...
The government's plans for young people will go further if they are built around the colleges already providing technical pathways, work placements and apprenticeships, argues...
A learner asked me a question this year that every teacher in the sector will recognise, or soon will: if the software is intelligent, why...
I’m writing this just before heading off on a family camping trip to Yorkshire, which means the house is currently a chaotic blend of optimism,...
There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
Using AI to help draft a lesson plan is one thing. Using it to assess whether a prospective learner should study at Level 2 or...
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A skilled workforce will always help to grow and strengthen the construction industry so that it is able to compete on a global scale. Three…
With the launch of the Government’s Skills for Growth strategy this month, I, like many, was interested to read the reaction to the long awaited…
YPLA chief executive Peter Lauener tells Jason Rainbow how the new body, which will support local authorities commissioning learning and skills for 16-19 year olds…
I would like to start by acknowledging all the hard work that I have been privileged to see at first hand in the sector this…
I am relatively new to WorldSkills UK; becoming a Champion for the East Midlands last academic year. I have had a fantastic introduction to the…
There has been a lot of discussion in the FE sector and in the media about the quality of education services Britain is providing to…
Over the past year the National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS) has been working with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to deliver financial capability programmes…
Last week’s unemployment figures showed that the number of 16 to 24 years olds out of work continued to rise, reaching 943,000 in the three…
The publication at the end of October of the latest UKCES report ‘Towards Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth’ was the latest of several recent indicators…
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