Oxford Business College’s Platinum Support for SMEs
Oxford Business College has been praised after becoming a Platinum sponsor, one of the first educational organisations in the UK to step forward and support…
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Construction skills ‘crisis’ as new figures reveal just one in five sector SMEs are planning to take on an apprentice
Apprenticeship starts and completions show worrying declines, despite construction and trade business owners rating skills shortages as their top concern. Construction sector already faces huge…
GBSLEP Growth Hub drives £103m turnover increase and creates 4,623 jobs for regional businesses
The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Growth Hub has released a new report highlighting the impact on the region’s economy. The Business…
Education for a world of opportunity
In this article, Robert Harrison from ACS International Schools, discusses the outcomes of a new report, which focuses on what the purpose of education should…
Reforming Post-16 Education
The recent publication of the Education Select Committee’s report into reform of post-16 education deserves careful consideration. In this article, Simon Ashworth sets out his…
Last week’s funding rules announcement shows collaboration is starting to pay off
Over the last year, AELP has made it a strategic priority to work much more closely with the Department of Education (DfE) to make it…
Building Successful Supply Chain Partnerships
With the government wanting more SMEs involved in the delivery of public services, 3SC director Kathryn Jellings offers tips on how to build effective supply…
Levying Up the Chancellor’s Budget
Kirstie Donnelly, CEO of City & Guilds outlines what she would like to see from the Chancellor in his Budget Statement next week. The article…
SMEs are key to unlocking apprenticeships for disadvantaged young people
The sector needs to do more to reconnect with small and medium sized employers if we are to provide greater opportunities for 16-18 year olds,…
NEW INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT FINTECH STARTUPS AND SCALEUPS IN EUROPE TO CONNECT WITH INVESTORS AND PARTNERS
A European tech initiative has returned in 2022 to support tech startups and scale-ups access the UK, Ireland and Europe to better connect with investors…
