Will Milburn Encourage Vacancy Creation? FE Soundbite 871
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 871: 31st October 2026. Will Milburn Encourage Vacancy Creation? Especially after the ‘breathing space’ Budget was light on support for…
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Budget 2026: What the Chancellor Announced for Skills, Apprenticeships and Young People
The Budget 2026 confirms £100 million to take apprenticeship brokerage to every mayor in England, a 3.9% rise in the National Living Wage and new…
Spring Statement 2026: OBR Forecast For Unemployment, Now Expected To Peak At 5.3% This Year
Chancellor Rachel Reeves shared her Spring Statement in parliament today. The main messaging from the Chancellor was that she has ‘The right economic plan for Britain‘.…
To Address our Skills Crisis UK Businesses need to Look Inward
Successive governments have long promised to fix the UK’s skills and productivity problem. We have seen new qualifications, bootcamps and programmes in all directions. Yet, productivity…
How Do We Create And Design V Levels, To Be Valued Levels? FE Soundbite Edition 825
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 825: 29th November 2025. How do we create and design V Levels, to be Valued Levels? This is the weekly…
Chancellor Announces Increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage
In a video message posted today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves said: “I know that the cost of living is still the number…
NEETs Drop By 2,000, House of Lords Backs FE For Social Mobility: Will The Chancellor Also Back FE And Skills In The Budget? FE Soundbite Edition 824
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 824: 21st November 2025. NEETs Drop By 2,000, House of Lords Backs FE For Social Mobility: Will The Chancellor Also…
Government Urgently Needs to Shift its Myopic Vision and Fiscal Support of Automotive Beyond Manufacturing and R&D
IMI pre-budget submission calls for urgent investment in UK’s automotive workforce outside the factory gates to keep vehicles on the road safe and support net…
Chancellor Confirms Date For The 2025 Budget
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…
Budget Knock to Employer Confidence not as bad as Feared!
The latest REC JobsOutlook shows employers’ confidence in the economy slightly increased heading into the new year, suggesting that some of the gloomier UK economic…