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...
Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, classroom and in life!
Aaron Jones has won a national award after becoming an inspirational role model for neurodiversity and the transformative power of lifelong learning. Working as a…
A young person who once became so frightened by dogs that he would cross the road to avoid them now looks forward to spending every…
In an age defined by constant connectivity, fast-paced lifestyles and digital overload, an unexpected trend has emerged: a resurgence in the so-called ‘granny crafts.’ Activities…
Organisers of this year’s Adult Learners’ Week are calling for free events, activities and learning opportunities to be created across Wales between September 21 to…
Wales’ largest training provider, ACT, has merged with its sister organisation, ALS, to become a single organisation under the ACT brand. The move is set…
September marks the three-year anniversary of the Green Changemakers programme and we have learned so much in that time. On this quiet morning in my…
After my ADHD diagnosis, the research, and that conversation with a former employer, I noted in my last article that I’d launched something that I…
By Rebecca Cooper, Head of People and Development ACT Economic uncertainty has become a familiar backdrop for Welsh businesses in recent years. The rising cost…
By mid-July, most Further Education leadership teams have shifted their attention to enrolment, exam boards and the slow scramble to close out the academic year.…
A student from NPTC Group of Colleges is making impressive progress on the national and international basketball stage after taking up the sport just over two years…
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