There’s a gulf between where many NEET young people are and where employers need them to be so that they can thrive in a job. The UK must find ways to bridge that gulf -...
Alan Milburn’s Young People and Work interim report should land as a national alarm bell. Nearly one million young people are now not in education,...
UK government and organisations are constantly discussing ongoing skills shortages and apprenticeships and employability, yet one of the biggest untapped resources that often gets overlooked...
The Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner apprenticeship launched by Skills England has arrived at a difficult moment for the FE sector. The management apprenticeship...
The term NEET has long been used as shorthand for young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training. It is often framed as...
New apprenticeship reforms could play an important role in improving diversity across the UK workforce, particularly as policymakers seek to widen access to skilled careers and address persistent barriers...
This article was written by Laura-Jane Rawlings MBE DL, CEO & Founder of Youth Employment UK. It explores the growing youth unemployment crisis in the...
Alan Milburn’s interim findings from his Independent Review, Young People and Work, published yesterday, warn of a growing generational fault line, with more than one...
In an era defined by rapid change - AI and technological disruption, evolving workplace expectations, sustainability, and deep economic uncertainty - effective management and leadership...
Today, Alan Milburn published his long-awaited interim review into why nearly one million young people in England are not in education, employment or training. His...
The DfE announced that Further education (FE) colleges will be able to enrol 14- to 16-year-olds who wish to study high quality vocational qualifications from…
Parliamentarians spend four times longer discussing academic education than its vocational counterpart, according to awarding body City & Guilds. Even though recent figures show the…
One million more vocational qualifications were achieved in 2012 compared with a year earlier, figures out today reveal. More than six million people were awarded…
Leeds College of Building has acquired Rotherham-based training firm Achieve Through Learning (ATL). ATL directors Wayne Ogden and Tony Jones will remain at the helm…
A collaborative approach between industry stakeholders, education professionals and Government is needed to shape the future of education for the UK construction industry, writes Roy…
But what will high quality non–qualification provision really look like? From September 2013 all post-16 providers will introduce 16-19 Study Programmes; this coincides with the…
High profile management failures are often big news and nowhere more so than in football. With the recent departure of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini,…
One of the more sobering elements of the Youth Employment Convention in London last week was Will Hutton’s exhortation that we should be “very angry”…
Is your college maximising its chances of viability and growth by using technology to meet KPIs? asks Capita’s Rob Elliott Underperforming FE colleges are set…
May you live in interesting times, goes the Chinese curse. Well, FE has forever lived in interesting times and it is getting more interesting by…
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