Unlocking Value: Jisc Investment Yields £3 in Savings for Every £1 Spent
Report says UK’s funded digital body for education and research saves the sectors £300m each year and is worth more than £1.5bn to the economy…
Economy
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…
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…
The proposed immigration blueprint could worsen UK labour shortage, affect universities, and separate families
With a record high net migration of 500,000, the UK government indeed has its work cut out trying to drastically reduce the number going forward.…
Digital skills drive gains for individuals, organisations and the UK economy
As information technology continues to transform our lives and work, new research from Gallup and Amazon Web Services (AWS) shows that investing in advanced digital…
GDP first quarterly estimate, UK: Sector Response
Government must use Autumn Statement to protect pay and shield workers from misery of recession, warns TUC. Gross domestic product (GDP) estimates as the main…
The cost-of-living concerns that people are Googling the most
New research by HR and payroll software provider Ciphr has revealed which aspects of the cost-of-living crisis are worrying Brits the most, as living costs…
How collaboration between further education and business will close the digital skills gap
Over the past few years, businesses across the UK have increasingly come to rely on their employees’ digital proficiency. But this deepening dependency has highlighted…
The importance of second chances in our education system
Across the country, there are millions of adults with poor qualifications and low levels of skills. In fact, a quarter of working-age adults in England…
Universities Are Failing Graduates And The Economy – They Need A Total Overhaul
“Higher education is supposed to provide society with a reliable workforce. Today, it is failing to fulfil that basic function,” according to entrepreneur and former…