Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
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New research has found that one in three (37%) employees consider their current job to be at risk from automation and digital transformation. HR software…
As our reliance on technology continues to grow so should our awareness of the importance of backing up our data. Backing up to prevent loss…
182% Increase in Tech Jobs: Global Talent Shortage Threatens Growth of Fintech Sector The global fintech sector has seen an exceptional +182% increase in tech…
Jim Rogers, best-selling author, financial commentator and successful international investor, is the keynote speaker at this year’s Global Impact Investor Summit on 28th and 29th…
Young people’s perceptions of engineering are strongly associated with their parents’ opinion of engineering, according to EngineeringUK’s latest Engineering Brand Monitor. For the first time,…
Representatives from the Department for Education have been given the first look at Blackburn College’s new Hybrid Electric Automotive Training (HEAT) facility. HEAT is part…
The number of employers who report that an increase in homeworking has increased their organisation’s productivity or efficiency has jumped significantly over the last year,…
Some of the major causes of stress are work-related. This includes the workload, bullying at the workplace and the lack of a support system, as…
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Trials Unit, dedicated to supporting organisations to test and evaluate…
One of the biggest issues facing the FE sector is the ability to attract and retain the employees that deliver the high-quality training provision learners…
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