NCG Joins National Discussions on Skills and Employment at Labour Party Conference 2026
NCG played a key role in discussions on devolution, economic inactivity and the future of skills at the Labour Party Conference 2026, through a series…
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Learn the lessons from the past to make devolution of employment support a success, new ERSA report warns
The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) has this week published a major new report warning that the government’s plans to devolve employment support will only…
Burnham’s Big Week Of Announcements… But Is There the Local Infrastructure to Deliver It? FE Soundbite 858
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 858: 1st August 2026. Burnham’s Big Week Of Announcements… But Is There the Local Infrastructure to Deliver It? This is…
Burnham Launches New “Local First” Principle, With Plans To Devolve 16-19 Funding and Employment Support
The Prime Minister will today launch the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape…
Devolution And The Evolving Skills Landscape: Why Awarding Bodies Are The Missing Piece Of The Jigsaw
As devolution reshapes England’s skills system and the second iteration of LSIPs comes into focus, attention is rightly turning to how regional ambition becomes delivery. Suzanne Slater, Commercial…
New Policy Report Calls for Regional Education Partnerships to Drive Skills Development
A major new report from the Lifelong Education Institute, reveals how England’s shifting regional policy has hampered skills provision and collaboration between education institutions, businesses…
Is The FE and Skills Policy Churn Causing Chaos For Learners and Hindering Social Mobility? | FE Soundbite Edition 805
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 805: 12th July 2025 | Is The FE and Skills Policy Churn Causing Chaos For Learners and Hindering Social Mobility?…
The Importance of Maintaining Devolved Qualifications Regulation
I’ve been having some very interesting discussions on LinkedIn about funding education in the UK and whether merging the UK’s four separate qualifications regulators into…
UK Faces Regional ‘Skills Chasm’ as Education Gap Widens
People in London (66%) are twice as likely to hold a degree than rural regions such as Greater Lincolnshire (33%), fuelling a growing skills divide…
Jennifer Coupland on Devolved Skills: How IfATE is Adapting to Local Skills Needs
We catch up with Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive of IfATE at the Federation of Awarding Bodies annual conference (#FAB2024). We chat with Jennifer Coupland about…
