Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
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On 4 August 2020, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (@IFATEched), announced the transfer of the #EQA of end-point assessment to @Ofqual, or, for…
FAQs about self isolation and COVID safety requirements in the Further Education Sector after 19 July Despite the surge in the numbers of people testing…
The #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show is aired live every Friday at 10:30am on the Skills World Live Productions website. You can watch the…
The UK government recently announced its plans to press ahead with initiatives such as the Lifetime Skills Guarantee designed to make retraining and lifelong learning…
Ensuring that young people have the necessary skills to help businesses is crucial. However, those needs are constantly changing as society changes. A hundred years…
This week, the government published the response to its consultation on the review of post-16 qualifications at level 3. This is an important milestone in the…
One of the most effective ways to maximise research impact is to increase the range of people and organisations that encounter, and might therefore be…
In the first part of this three-part series, @EMSI_UK looked at how data can be used to identify the industries which give areas a competitive…
The latest Labour market Information released by ONS today (15 Jul), reveal jobs vacancies have hit nearly a million – while long-term unemployment reaches highest in…
#WYSD2021 – As we edge closer to the end of lockdown rules, for World Youth Skills Day today (15 Jul), we’re reflecting on the resilience of…
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