Long-time observers of the UK skills system are prone to wearily observing that it is fragmented, complex and a victim of policy inconsistency over time....
According to the Student Mental Health Study, 37% of first-year university students show moderate-to-severe anxiety or depression. This is nearly double the national rate for...
The biggest challenges facing the further education workforce are no great secret. Pay remains a big concern. Funding pressures limit what colleges can offer, while recruitment difficulties...
For years, employers have been telling us that something fundamental is missing in the labour market. Not technical skills, although those matter enormously, but the...
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) has topped one million for the first time since 2013. Alan Milburn's independent...
Ladi Mohammed and Shani Wijemuni discuss how you turn better understanding of the skills an economy needs into better decisions by people, employers, and training...
A member of your team discloses a neurodivergent condition. You do the right thing. You agree to an adjustment. You understandably feel that the difficult...
The new Burnham led government has only been in power for a couple of months but it has already done enough to indicate that it...
I read three things recently that felt worth pulling together, if only to highlight them rather than fully make sense of them. The first was...
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...
It’s all about the learner, and building a culture of lifelong learning.
Independent hospitality provider, WSH – which includes the operating trading brands Benugo, Searcy’s and BaxterStorey – has opened its doors to the 2024 intake of…
An innovative pilot has identified how a learner’s understanding of their own unique strengths and weaknesses has a direct impact on their engagement with their…
A creative and dedicated student has been commended for her incredible performance at local market. Agata Hendzel, who is currently enrolled in the Level 4…
A common misconception about apprenticeships is that they are aimed at school-leavers making their first foray into the world of work, typically in a technical…
More than 5,000 students from across the North East and Tees Valley are set to benefit from employer-led careers guidance as the award-winning employability programme,…
The world’s first business school dedicated to health, UCL’s Global Business School for Health (GBSH), today announces the appointment of former Australian Health Minister Professor…
Coleg Llandrillo sport students recently trained to be rugby referees ready to officiate at Urdd tournaments. Learners completed their Referee in Education course with Sean…
Wigan is the best place to be an apprentice in England, according to new research by tech startup Multiverse. Multiverse’s ‘Best Places to be an Apprentice’ ranks…
Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive, City & Guilds reflects on the positive value of apprenticeships to learners and the economy. She focuses on how apprenticeships can…
The construction industry is the bedrock of the UK’s economic growth. It relies on skilled workers to produce quality infrastructure across housing, healthcare and education…
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