Alarming decline in apprenticeships worsens health and social care crisis
Training providers and employers say a sharp decline in apprenticeships is escalating the health and social care sector workforce crisis in Wales, following this year’s…
Employers
Bridging the Gap: How FE Can Partner with Employers to Meet Critical Skills Shortages
In an era where skills shortages threaten to undermine the UK’s economic growth, the traditional pathway of university education is increasingly being questioned. While academic…
Government needs to Provide Greater Direction to the Skills System
The Industry and Regulators Committee of the House of Lords has been taking evidence on the future skills that the country will need for growth…
Moulton College and NBJ (London) Limited cement skills partnership
Moulton College has praised a local joinery firm for the pivotal role it plays in developing the skills of its Furniture Studies students. NBJ (London) Limited…
Specialist CITB-IOC Carpentry Event Welcomes Leeds Construction Craft Students
Leeds College of Building is the latest ‘CITB -IOC Timber Industry College Hub’ to organise a bespoke trade event with the Institute of Carpentry (IOC).…
Inspire! Award for pioneering partnership that’s upskilling social care workers
A suggestion by an Innovate Trust staff member has led to a ground-breaking partnership with a trade union that is equipping social care workers across…
West Wales family construction business wins coveted apprenticeship award
Successful West Wales family construction business TRJ Ltd, which was founded by former apprentice T. Richard Jones in 1935, was named Medium Employer of the…
Mid Wales upholstery entrepreneur adds apprenticeship award to collection
Entrepreneur Dr Ali J. Wright, who is keen to establish an upholstery training academy in Mid Wales, has added a coveted apprenticeship award to her…
Transport for Wales stays on track to win apprenticeship award
A pioneering apprenticeship programme for train drivers helped Transport for Wales (TfW) to stay on track to win a coveted national award. TfW was named…
New Apprenticeships Provider ‘Access Industry’ Looks to Fill National Skills Gaps
Newly launched Access Industry, (formerly National College Creative Industries) have announced a series of events to address local concerns around skills gaps in the digital,…