Further education, work-based learning organisations and skills providers are all operating in a very complex environment - shaped by tight budgets, workforce shortages (with teacher...
A country facing prolonged conflict, economic fragmentation and collapsing public services cannot afford to leave its younger generation trapped between interrupted education, weak labour demand...
Why trust, not technology, is emerging as the defining challenge as AI adoption accelerates across the sector The debate around artificial intelligence in assessment is...
The promise of an AI-driven transformation has never been more pronounced. But the real shift is not what AI can do; it is what humans...
While many businesses are focused on growth, the underlying challenge is often one of efficiency. Particularly in today’s climate, where budgets are tight and hiring...
A decade ago, digital skills were often seen as specialist knowledge. Today, they sit alongside English and maths as essential workplace literacies. Sustainability is now...
Before our sector rushes to introduce apprenticeship quality measures, it’s time we made better use of the strongest public indicator we already have. An industry...
The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged...
As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
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Students in FE today are the first “AI-native” generation. For college leaders, that means confidence in guiding the safe and effective use of AI is…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 813: 6th September 2025. How Do We Encourage More SMEs To Engage With Foundation Apprenticeships? This is the weekly e-newsletter…
Pat McFadden is the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the Cabinet Reshuffle after Angela Rayner stepped down from the Deputy PM…
Wiltshire College & University Centre has recorded its highest ever T Level enrolment this summer – prompting the launch of a major new employer campaign…
Marketing professionals are in a race to keep up with the demands of emerging technology. With tools such as artificial intelligence (AI) redefining how marketers…
The shortlist for the ALT Awards 2025 is now live, spotlighting exceptional achievements in learning technology. Selected by an expert judging panel, this year’s finalists…
Sally Plant has been appointed as a senior member of the LIBF team, in the newly-created role of Relationship Director for Financial Services Sally joins…
Today (Wednesday 3rd September), the Chancellor has confirmed that the date of the Budget will be Wednesday 26 November. Budget to address economy that’s “not…
For full disclosure, until this recent trip, I have been terrible at this and even on this trip the necessity of my role, the growth…
BusinessLDN-led skills blueprint for the capital helping more Londoners into training and jobs, according to a new report An ambitious roadmap for getting more Londoners…
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