The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“ A £1 billion national training programme set to help 350,000 under-skilled employees every year was launched yesterday afternoon. The Learning and Skills Council’s Train…
“ McDonalds have launched a new website which looks set to provide training and skills development for thousands of its employees, it was confirmed yesterday.…
“ To put it into context: We”re based in South East Kent and we have really broad links with employers. But one of our strongest…
“ 40% of university undergraduates questioned in a survey have claimed that A-levels did not prepare them adequately for higher education. 1027 students took part…
In the context of the responsibility for the funding and delivery of offender learning moving to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), it meant all…
“ UK researchers are to visit Japan on a fact-finding mission to better understand preventative practice for an ageing workforce, lack of raw materials and…
“ 2005 has been a year to remember for Further Education. The sector has been more prominent and successful, and on occasion more turbulent and…
“ The Chair of the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI), Richard Handover, has been re ““ appointed by the Education Secretary Ruth Kelly MP, it was…
“ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the body responsible for awarding funding in the Further Education sector, have announced the appointment of a new…
“ Many industry sectors seem to be aware of the training and skills issues they face both in recruitment and with existing staff, but are…
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