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...
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...
Below is selection of comments from the FE sector on Ofsted’s annual report, which was published on 27 November 2012. Martin Doel, chief executive of…
We work in a fast moving sector that brings with it a range of complex but rewarding challenges. Remaining focused on the key objectives whilst…
The New Engineering Foundation (NEF) charity has announced plans to hold a conference in December on achieving and maintaining innovative cultures and practices. According to…
The latest Association of Colleges enrolment survey contains some interesting information that provides a mixed picture of recruitment to STEM courses. On the whole, it…
The top one hundred apprentice employers were honoured during a ceremony in Birmingham on Wednesday night. Organisations ranging from Rolls Royce to BT joined the…
A new government initiative aims to bring the business of entrepreneurship and enterprise to UK universities and colleges with £1.1 million backing from the Department…
As the country celebrates Colleges Week 2012, Working Links’ Stephen Evans explains why young people are crying out for help navigating the job market. Colleges…
Ahead of the 2012 SKillELECTRIC competition, Iain Macdonald, chief executive of the competition’s main sponsors, National Electrotechnical Training (NET), discusses the importance of collaboration between…
Smaller training providers gave prolonged applause to Robust Training CEO Roger Lynch as his rousing speech ended AELP’s annual conference earlier this year. In a no-holds-barred address,…
The government’s Work Programme, designed to reduce unemployment and welfare payments, is set to publish the results of its first year later this month. Official…
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