Understanding Local Employers to Address Local Skills Gaps
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve…
Skills Gap
What is a skills gap?
A skills gap is when your current workforce’s skill set doesn’t align with the skills they need to do their jobs. Many companies assume that hard technology skills are their primary skills gap. But, employees may also be lacking in soft skills that they need to do their jobs well
Green Skills or Clean Energy? Why the Language Matters Just as Much as the Technology
The UK’s transition to a lower-carbon economy has introduced a new vocabulary alongside new technologies. Green skills, clean energy, net zero, retrofit and low-carbon heating have…
Employers Use IT Certification to Close High‑Risk Skills Gaps and Gain Competitive Advantage, Pearson Study Finds
HOBOKEN, N.J. – April 22, 2026 – Organisations facing persistent IT and AI skills gaps are increasingly turning to professional certification as a core workforce strategy and…
Hult launches new programs to combat the global graduate skills gap
programs to help address a critical skills gap, in the workplace and to prepare learners for a global business environment increasingly influenced by AI. The…
Why FE Needs a Stronger Voice in National Policy
Further Education (FE) is a vital education sector in the UK. Colleges and training providers are transforming lives every day, equipping young people with technical…
Rethinking Graduate Success: Why Workplaces Must Evolve
With nearly a third of UK graduates underemployed, it’s clear the traditional education-to-work pipeline is broken. This article explores how Gen Z’s entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary mindset…
UK Retrofit Skills Gap: 9 Reasons Why Colleges Are Struggling to Keep Up
The UK is racing toward its Net Zero 2050 target, and retrofit sits at the centre of that ambition. With 80% of the homes that will exist…
Bridging the Skills Gap in the UK: The Role of Awarding Bodies in Shaping a Skilled Workforce
Bridging the Skills Gap in the UK: The Role of Awarding Bodies in Shaping a Skilled Workforce The UK continues to face a significant skills…
Mind the Gap: Employers and Gen Z Out of Sync on Skills
Employers still face critical skills shortages, but new report from The Open University reveals young people are ready to learn and want to contribute A…
Technical Education: Cracking the Code to Britain’s Future?
Skills Gap SOS: Are We Missing a Trick? The UK’s technical education landscape is going through a shake-up in a bid to put vocational and…
