Housebuilding and clean energy at risk as plumbing workforce set to shrink by 30%
England’s plumbing workforce is on course to shrink by 30% by 2039, according to a new report. This is the first time data has been…
Skills Policy
What is the Skills Act in the UK?
The Skills Policy Act in the UK addresses various facets of skills enhancement and education.
This Act covers provisions on local skills improvement plans, further education, the functions of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, technical education qualifications, apprenticeships, student finance, fees, assessments, and the publication of certain matters by the Office for Students.
Additionally, it deals with the funding of specific post-16 education or training providers, creates offenses related to completing assignments on behalf of students, and addresses the designation of 16 to 19 Academies with a religious character, among other connected purposes.
Read more about the Skills and Post-16 Education Act here.
What is the Skills Policy?
The Skills Policy focuses on enhancing skills for individuals entering the labor force. This involves increasing the uptake of higher-level non-university adult skills qualifications, aligning with the government’s mission to level up skills.
Recognising the importance of university education as a driver of productivity, it emphasizes the ongoing promotion of university education.
What is the Levelling up and Skills Policy?
New report finds that employers want to hire more young people, but need greater policy support to achieve impact
Published just days after Labour Party Conference and ahead of the upcoming Milburn Review’s final report and recommendations, a new report has found that 24%…
Skills England Has Identified Accountancy As A Growth Profession. Now We Need The Talent Pipeline To Match
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A-level results: CIMA calls on government to strengthen pathways into professional future-ready careers
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CIMA: Burnham should use this refresh to back business with urgent tax and skills reset
With the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham MP appointed, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is calling on the Government to put business growth at…
Flexibility with Purpose
Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to…
Opening Doors: How Employers are Creating Pathways into Skilled Careers for Young People Part 2
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings…
Burnham in Number 10: A New Dawn For Education and Skills?
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his…
Opening Doors: How Employers are Creating Pathways into Skilled Careers for Young People
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,…
Defunding The Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship Could Put Public Health and Social Mobility at Risk, Says £72bn Sector
I was among the cleaning and hygiene sector staff who celebrated when we won approval for the Level 2 Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship. This was…