In 2026 the job market feels uncertain for many people entering the workforce. The UK unemployment rate has risen to a near five-year high. At...
Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms, system challenges and frontline insight shape what’s needed to support young...
Skills shortages in construction are not a new problem. For at least ten years, we have been grappling with this issue, and the CITB is...
The need for a third post-16 Level 3 pathway, providing a middle ground between A Levels and T Levels, has long been clear. The dual-track...
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The Department for Education has now published more of its policy decisions that shape the future for technical qualifications at Level 3 and below in...
In this article, Dr Lucy Atkinson, Director of the Centre for Academic Persistence at Arden University, explores if, and how, providers can use gamification to...
As the workplace continues to evolve at pace, one thing is clear: our skills system needs to keep up. The government’s recent announcement of V...
Each year, thousands of young people leave school and face their first real decision about their future in an economy increasingly shaped by digital technology...
Vicki Stokes, Head of the School of Education at the University of Sunderland, has shared how she thinks the Government’s recently released Schools White Paper:...
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The vital contribution made by tutors to Higher and Further Education, workplace settings, Community Education and Welsh for Adults was recognised at a prestigious awards…
What’s stopping some employers from helping to shape the education of Wales’ future workforce? Leanne Hallett and Dean Seabrook from Qualifications Wales held a special…
The need for a third post-16 Level 3 pathway, providing a middle ground between A Levels and T Levels, has long been clear. The dual-track…
Learners across Mid Wales are gaining first-hand insight into local career opportunities through the new Careers Connections pilot, a partnership between the Mid Wales Regional…
Educ8 Training has recently launched a new Level 4 Digital Marketing apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), strengthening progression pathways…
Training provider Itec Skills and Employment are proud to support the training of staff at TLC Nursing & Homecare in Wrecsam providing quality apprenticeships and…
Sight Life, formerly Cardiff Institute for the Blind, is celebrating 160 years of supporting people with sight loss across South Wales. Today, the charity supports…
In this article, Dr Lucy Atkinson, Director of the Centre for Academic Persistence at Arden University, explores if, and how, providers can use gamification to…
ACT learner, Ifeoluwa Anipupo, was recognised as the Essential Skills Learner of the Year at the annual Success Through Skills Awards. The awards, which took…
Wales’s hospitality sector is navigating one of the most turbulent periods in its modern history. Despite its central role in the nation’s economy—contributing £3.8 billion…
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