The publication of the Milburn interim review on young people and work arrives at an important moment for England’s education, employment and skills system. With...
Something struck me recently at the Breaking Barriers / NEET Collective, held in central London on 2nd June 2026 - a FE News and Edge...
Recently, I visited PET-Xi in Coventry, and I left with a feeling I know all too well: admiration, frustration and a deep sense of déjà...
Practitioners, leaders, researchers and advocates gathered in London to do something the sector urgently needed: not just name the problem, but co-design the route out...
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...
“The Government has outlined how a massive extension of the Train to Gain scheme will offer bespoke skills brokerage and high quality responsive training to…
“Kensington and Chelsea College (KCC) is opening a brand new centre to provide training in construction skills to young people, adults and ex-offenders. TheTransition Skills…
“The world is changing quickly and that means new challenges and opportunities for all of us. To flourish in the global economy we need innovation,…
“Oliver Tindall from Castle College, Sheffield won his QIA Star Award in the Outstanding Innovation Category. In his job as student development officer he has…
“Having recently returned from six months” military mobilization in Basra, I have now returned to my civilian employment at the Association of South East Colleges.…
“Reading and writing has been one long challenge for me. It was the old story ““ my school reports always said “doesn”t apply herself” and…
“The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) yesterday celebrated the achievements of 22 providers in delivering high quality training to employers. At an event in London…
“The Learning And Skills Council in collaboration with the London Skills And Employment Board will invest £600 million across the capital to help enhance skills…
“Chris Banks has been reappointed as Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council for a further three years.In writing to re-appoint Mr Banks the Prime…
“The Mayor of London and the London Development Agency (LDA) yesterday announced a new training programme to help tackle childhood obesity with a pioneering scheme…
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