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...
“Here is the league table for the 2007 World Skills International event. The league table is created by the average score of the countries team…
“P&O Ferries opens new horizons in adult learning with support for Skills PlusLearning opportunities for adults in Kent to increase their literacy and numeracy received…
“The Learning Skills Council (LSC) along with London 2012, the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency launched the roadshowin Trafalgr Square on Wednesday…
“Plans to merge to St Vincents College and Fareham College, both in South Hampshire are creating considerable opposition. The Government quango, the Learning and Skills…
“The Government is to formally recognise the contributions made by employers in helping long-term claimants back to work, with the announcement of the Local Employment…
“What has been the most welcome development or announcement affecting FE and WBL in 2007?What has given me the most personal satisfaction this year was…
“Anita Hallam is development officer with the literacy, language and numeracy team at NIACE. For the past year Anita has been researching the impact of…
“ 16 year olds are more likely than any other age group to choose hard work and happiness over remuneration, a new study can reveal.…
“ NATFHE, the University and College Lecturers” Union, and the Trades Union Congress (TUC), have both welcomed the announcement that a part time lecturer has…
“ The latest round of negotiations for a new pay deal for Further Education College lecturers has seen the Association of Colleges (AoC) offer NATFHE,…
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