The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
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This week marks National Productivity Week, an initiative launched by The Productivity Institute to raise awareness of the importance of productivity to the economy. A…
Four colleges are helping educators boost their Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills, amid growing student demand for data learning. The workforce development programmes at Edinburgh,…
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 781: 25th January 2025 | Learning from Kintsugi: Can We Repair Our ‘Broken Skills’ System with Gold?| FE Soundbite 781…
Former chairman of John Lewis Partnership, Sir Charlie Mayfield, will lead the Keep Britain Working Review to investigate the factors behind spiralling levels of inactivity,…
HUNDREDS of learners and staff at Coleg Cambria joined a celebration of business and innovation. The college marked Global Entrepreneurship Week with events and activities…
The latest ONS Labour Market Information has just been released. Top note figures indicate: Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 32,000 (0.1%)…
So, it’s 2025 and the new government isn’t quite so new any longer. We’ve had the first budget from the Labour government, and as with…
London-based law students joined Access Legal for an invaluable day of practical advice and learning to support their legal careers, thanks to a partnership between Urban…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the way we work and learn, creating unprecedented demand for new skills. This article explores the role of micro-learning,…
The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) has officially launched its 25th anniversary celebrations, a milestone that reflects a quarter of a century of…
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