Employment

Ministers ponder carrots and sticks to curb NEET crisis

Young people's worklessness rates are at a nine year high

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Priority employers consulted on growth and skills levy

New skills quango seeks views on what non-apprenticeship training should be funded

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofqual

Root out qualifications fraud, Ofqual tells industry regulators

Cross-agency work underway to identify scale of abuse

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Q&A: One-word answers and other insights from Martyn Oliver

The government uses one-word judgments to decide when to intervene

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show

The government may 'evolve' how the courses are funded next year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, Curriculum review

FE lacks capacity for major reform, says curriculum review chair

English and maths grade 4 pass mark also labelled a ‘relatively random indicator’

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges

Cash-strapped WCG stung by ‘significant’ clawback

The college group remains optimistic amid pressure from the ESFA and bankers

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
AEB, Colleges

£300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend

'Hugely disappointing' unspent cash revealed to Parliament

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

We’ll lose apprentices due to Reeves’ tax and wage rise, say bosses

Most salon owners say they plan to cut back on hiring

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor