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...
Recently, while on safari in Mauritius, I found myself staring at a zebra and thinking about autism, which is perhaps not the most conventional response...
Experience isn't enough to make graduates employable. Why experience must be designed by providers to be in line with the government's skills reforms, rather than...
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,...
“ Safety representatives across the country will soon be reaching for their keyboards and surfing to the latest in online Trade Union Congress (TUC) courses.…
“Central Networks has launched a major recruitment drive to sign up a record number of apprentices to help deliver £1.2bn of work on the power…
“ On the eve of Adult Learning Week, the repercussions of funding cuts decided upon by the Government are being felt around the country. And…
“ A recent online study by the University and College Lecturer’s Union (NAFTHE) reveals that 69% of lecturers are working an average of eleven unpaid…
“ The London Development Agency (LDA) have released details of a new £40 million “Opportunities Fund” to support voluntary and community organisations across the capital.…
“ Paul Wilkinson, Chairman of Improve, the food and drink Sector Skills Council (SSC), spoke at the group’s first annual meeting, saying that the food…
“ Edinburgh’s City Literacy and Numeracy (CLAN) Project has just taken in applications for its 2005-6 Challenge Fund. The fund, which is backed by the…
“ A new report published by West London Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has revealed that a large number of workers at Heathrow Airport are…
“ Minister Bill Rammell has pledged that a new skills council called Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) will play an essential role in raising skills levels…
“ Two lecturers from East Antrim Institute of IT have just been named the first in Northern Ireland to have completed the JEB Level 4…
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