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A third of all 18-year-olds with special educational needs are not in any form of education, work or training, a government committee has revealed. The Commons Public Accounts Committee, in a report which was issued today, described the figure as “shocking” and said that too many young people are “falling through the gaps” once they […]

The first evidence session on an inquiry into apprenticeships will be held this week. On Thursday, the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee will welcome experts from different stages of the apprenticeship programme. Denis A Hird, chief executive of JTL Training, Alex Jackman, senior policy officer for the Forum of Private Business, and Graham […]

The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the last three months of 2011 increased on figures for 2010. Latest data, released today by the Department for Education (DfE), shows the proportion of 16-18 year-olds classified as being NEET increased by one per cent to 9.6 per cent in the fourth […]

Skills minister John Hayes has set out funding available to those undertaking initial teacher education (ITE) to teach in the further education. Mr Hayes announced plans to introduce bursaries at the Association of Colleges’ (AoC) Annual Conference in November. At the time, he alluded to making comparable money available to that of those undertaking initial teacher […]

Social entrepreneur and jeweller Jason Holt is to head-up an employer-led review into apprenticeships. Mr Holt, CEO of Holts Group of Companies, will speak to the sector about what can be done to encourage small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to hire an apprentice. Skills minister John Hayes announced the appointment earlier today. He said: […]

Youth unemployment rose by 22,000 in the three months leading up to December 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The unemployment rate for people aged 16 to 24 rose to 22.2 per cent in the quarter, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from July to September 2011. The labour market statistics, published […]

Less than three per cent of employers think an apprenticeship is most relevant to someone aged 22 or above, a YouGoV survey has revealed. The research, commissioned by Pearson in partnership with NIACE, asked more than 1,000 businesses what they thought of the apprenticeship programme. In contrast, 57 per cent of survey respondents said an […]

The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee has announced it will be visiting Sheffield as part or its ongoing inquiry into apprenticeships. The committee will hold a number of formal oral evidence sessions between March 5-6, 2012 with employers who promote or offer apprenticeships, as well as learners currently enrolled on apprenticeship schemes. Adrian […]