Deep Dive: What the Post-16 White Paper Means for FE and Skills
The Post-16 Education and Skills white paper represents the most significant overhaul of the further and higher education landscape in a generation. With growth at…
Skills England
What is Skills England?
Skills England is a key post 16 skills strategy from the Labour Party and is a part of their Election Manifesto pledge.
Post‐16 education strategy and Skills England
In their election manifesto, the Labour party said: We will establish Skills England to bring together business, training providers and unions with national and local government to ensure we have the highly trained workforce needed to deliver Labour’s Industrial Strategy.
Skills England will formally work with the Migration Advisory Committee to make sure training in England accounts for the overall needs of the labour market. And we are committed to devolving adult skills funding to Combined Authorities, empowering local leaders to have greater control of skills development in their areas, alongside a greater role in supporting people into work. Skills England will co-ordinate between local areas to ensure everyone can access all the opportunities available.
Inspiring the Next Generation of Problem-Solvers
A new report, ‘Advancing STEM Careers Provision in England: Key Lessons and Opportunities’, warns that time pressures, patchy funding, and a lack of strategic oversight…
Skills England CEO visits New City College to discuss collaboration on jobs and skills for the future
New City College welcomed Skills England joint CEO Tessa Griffiths CBE to discuss how Skills England and the Further Education sector will work together to…
Connecting The Dots After Keir Starmer Confirms That Skills England Is Now A Part Of DWP
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a statement that Skills England is now going to be a part of Department of Work and Pensions. This…
Apprenticeship Assessment Reform: Can We Build Confidence Without Adding Complexity?
A fundamental aspect of the apprenticeship system has always been to prove, to employers and to the public, that apprentices are competent, capable and ready…
Skills England Confirms Latest Approvals for Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs)
Skills England has released the latest list of approved Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), confirming which programmes have successfully met approval requirements as of August 2025.…
Policy vs. Practice: How The Government, Skills England And The L&D Industry Can Rebalance UK Training Needs
The government’s new Industrial Strategy is a powerful look at how the economy of tomorrow can be built by the workforce of today. It’s a…
Beyond Results Day: Are We Building The Workforce For Skills England’s 2030 Vision? FE Soundbite Edition 810
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 810: 16th August 2025 | Beyond Results Day: Are We Building The Workforce For Skills England’s 2030 Vision? Level 3…
Skills England forecasts 900k new priority jobs by 2030
Skills England has published its latest analysis, Assessment of Priority Skills to 2030, revealing that employment in critical sectors is set to grow significantly faster…
Skills Federation Releases ACE360 Updates for August 2025 Apprenticeship Policy Changes
As the sector prepares for a wide-reaching apprenticeship reform from 1st August 2025, Skills Federation announced key developments to its apprenticeship assessment management platform, ACE360.…
