Week of VocTech 2026 Returns From 16–20 March: Explore How Technology Can Transform UK Skills

The Week of VocTech 2026 returns from 16–20 March, bringing together educators, training providers, policymakers, innovators and investors from across the Further Education and skills…

Rethinking work readiness: Using VocTech to assess essential skills

Recent CIPD research (December 2024) highlights a persistent skills gap among young people entering employment, with only 28% of employers reporting that newly recruited young…

What next for AmplifyFE and ALT?

AmplifyFE connects 3,500+ professionals in Further Education and Vocational Education. Since 2020, our network links communities of practice for digital learning, teaching and assessment. Our…

Practical approaches to skills development in Scotland

Scotland stands at a pivotal moment for skills and economic transformation. Rapid technological change, the transition to net zero, and persistent and emerging skills gaps…

VocTech, skills and the future of work

Kick off the Week of VocTech 2026 with a behind-the-scenes conversation with the Ufi VocTech Trust Board of Trustees. In this live online session, Ufi…

EdTech meets employability: Investing in job readiness

Across Europe and the US, skills systems are struggling to keep pace with rapidly shifting labour‑market demands – and young people are feeling the impact…

AI and work: where’s the opportunity, where’s the threat?

As part of the Week of VocTech, join the conversation shaping the future of skills in the UK. AI could shape jobs faster than most…

Ufi VocTech Showcase 2026

The Ufi VocTech Showcase returns for 2026 as the flagship event of the Week of VocTech, bringing together innovators, educators, employers and investors for an…

£60k grants available for projects transforming adult skills and training with VocTech Activate

Organisations looking to innovate in adult vocational education will have another chance to secure funding through Ufi VocTech Trust’s upcoming grant fund. VocTech Activate will…

Digital Baseline, New Report from AoC, Ufi and Jisc Explores Digital Transformation in FE

A new report from the Association of Colleges (AoC) and Ufi, in collaboration with Jisc (Digital baseline: exploring the use of technology in FE), calls…

Week of VocTech 2025: Inspiring action to get adults learning

The Week of VocTech 2025, taking place from March 17 to 21, will bring together educators, employers, and tech innovators to explore how digital technology…

£900k VocTech Activate grant fund opens for early-stage projects in January 2025

Ufi VocTech Trust’s next grant fund, VocTech Activate 2025, supports the design, development, testing, and adoption of innovative digital tools and approaches that have the…

Ufi announce £1.5 million Impact Network + Grant Fund

Ufi VocTech Trust (@UfiTrust) are delighted to announce the £1.5m VocTech Challenge Impact Network + Grant Fund, a new approach to grant funding from Ufi.…

Ufi's £900k VocTech Activate 2024 grant fund now open

The VocTech Activate 2024 grant fund is now open for applications until 31st January. Ufi VocTech Trust’s grant fund supports new ideas using technology to get…

Ufi VocTech Activate grant fund: Workshop 4

Opening for applications on 2 January 2024, the £900k VocTech Activate grant fund is designed to support the development of early-stage digital tools and approaches with the…

Announcing Ufi's £900k learning technology grant fund - VocTech Activate 2024

Ufi VocTech Trust’s next grant fund, VocTech Activate 2024, supports new ideas using technology to get adults learning. Opening for applications on 2 January 2024,…

Preparing for AI: Essential considerations for Independent Training Providers

As part of the Week of VocTech 2023, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is bringing together leaders from across the ITP sector for an…

Ufi VocTech Showcase 2023: Celebrate, explore and be inspired by vocational technology

Ufi VocTech Trust are bringing together tech innovators, learning providers, employers and investors at the VocTech Showcase 2023 on 16th November in London. As the…

Delivering the future of assessment: Practical insights from the NCFE Assessment Innovation Fund

As part of the Week of VocTech 2023, the Assessment Innovation Fund team from NCFE will be running a webinar with practical insights on delivering the future of assessment.…

Week of VocTech 2023: Trustee open forum

As part of the Week of VocTech 2023, Ufi VocTech Trust will be hosting an open forum with their Trustees to find out more about…

Week of VocTech 2023: Inspiring action to get adults learning

The Week of VocTech is a free programme of events and activities focused on accelerating the development and adoption of digital technology for vocational training,…

Entries open for the VocTech Future of Skills Award    

Entries are now open for the VocTech Future of Skills Award, a new competition to share and celebrate big, tech-enabled ideas of how changes to…

Introducing the VocTech Future of Skills Award: Reimagining how the UK skills system can get more adults learning 

Ufi VocTech Trust are excited to announce the launch of the VocTech Future of Skills Award, a new competition to share and celebrate big, tech-enabled…

Skills for an Economy in Transition: White Paper announcement

Join us as we announce a new and ambitious programme of work and funding, in partnership with Learning and Work Institute, to #GetAdultsLearning. At 10am…

Ufi announce the latest organisations offered VocTech Activate grant funding

Each project will receive a share of £800k to develop new ideas using technology to transform how people gain skills for work.  We are proud…

Green Paper launch: Skills for an economy in transition

Join Ufi VocTech Trust, Learning and Work Institute and invited guests to discuss the ideas presented in the VocTech Challenge Green Paper exploring how we can create…

Immersive learning platform Metaverse Learning receive investment from Ufi Ventures as part of c£1.5m funding round 

Ufi Ventures is pleased to announce investment into Metaverse Learning to help develop their bespoke immersive learning training programmes and support the company in achieving its vision…

Contribute to new research from AELP and Ufi VocTech Trust

Technology has become increasingly embedded in the mainstream delivery of adult learning. Despite the clear benefits of wider adoption and development of technology, there are…

£900k grant fund launched to help kickstart early ideas using technology to improve adult skills for work

Ufi’s VocTech Activate grant fund offers up to £60k for projects to develop new ideas. Ufi’s VocTech Activate grant fund is designed to support the…

Edtech platform Purlos raises £450k securing seed investments from Ufi Ventures and private investors.

The investment enables Purlos to accelerate its mission to support 5 million learners into education by 2030, improving learning outcomes and transforming lives. Purlos, the…

Skills and Employability Summit, 5 July 2022

The Skills & Employability Summit is returning to an in-person event after two years, with confirmed sessions from the Minister for Employment and the Minister…

Grants of up to £50,000 available to organisations using technology to transform skills for work 

Applications for a VocTech Seed grant from Ufi VocTech Trust are now open.Grants of between £15,000 to £50,000 are available for projects lasting three to…

Ufi Ventures announce investment in Mobilise

Mobilise, a digital platform that provides access to knowledge, expertise, and skills for the 13.5 million unpaid carers in the UK, has secured investment from…

Imagining the future of VocTech | #VocTechFutures Episode 8

Emerging technologies are transforming the possibilities for delivering really engaging digital learning. With a focus on users, we have the hardware and software to make…

£1.5m grant fund announced for tech innovations which improve training and support fair access to the new future of work

London, 1 December 2021 – Ufi VocTech Trust (“Ufi”), the UK charity who champion the power of technology to improve skills for work through grant…

Skills for work charity awards £1.5m grant funding to help level up learning for those most impacted by the digital divide

24 November 2021 – Ufi VocTech Trust (“Ufi”), the UK charity working to scale up the delivery of adult vocational skills through digital technology, today…

New RSA and Ufi partnership to put adult learners at the heart of the levelling-up agenda

Ufi #VocTech Trust (@UfiTrust), the UK charity who champion the power of technology to improve skills for work through grant funding, venture investment and advocacy,…

VocTech in Rural Applications | #VocTechFutures Episode 6

Ufi’s VocTech Challenge White Paper identified one of the key potential barriers for vocational learners as access to learning across wide geographical areas, and in…

How can VocTech improve numeracy in FE? | #VocTechFutures Episode 5

It’s number confidence week and numeracy in the UK has once more hit the headlines. In his autumn spending review last week Rishi Sunak announced…

VocTech Futures in the Health and Social Care Sectors | #VocTechFutures Episode 4

Ufi has funded a number of very exciting Health and Social Care projects over the last five years.  Learners in this sector very often fit…

The Ufi VocTech Challenge – what does it mean for FE? | #VocTechFutures Episode 3

Ufi VocTech Trust launched their VocTech Challenge White Paper in April, at the EdTech Summit, with a £2m commitment for grant funding, best practice sharing and sector partnerships to…

VocTech in the prison sector: Insights for further education | #VocTechFutures Episode 2

In episode 2 of the #VocTechFutures livestream, Ufi’s Patrick Dunn explored how VocTech is being used to provide accessible, personalised and high-quality learning in the prison sector. As part of the session we heard from…

Vocational Technology: How can digital technologies support skills for work in FE? #VocTechFutures Episode 1

How can VocTech support skills for work in FE?  In this first episode, Sarah Axon, from Ufi VocTech Trust will explore what VocTech is, how it is being used and…