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Questions remain over industrial strategy skills pledge

Skills are mentioned 140 times in the industrial strategy – proof of their pivotal role in UK competitiveness. But as FE leaders digest the details, the challenge now is turning rhetoric into real-world impact

Opinion, Skills reform

Banter, firework emails and power ‘grab’ defended by ex-SFA chief in Marples trial

Sir Peter Lauener was cross-examined for 2 days. Here’s what we learned…

News, Apprenticeships

Industrial strategy: growth and skills levy courses start next year

Other new measures include ‘defence technical excellence colleges’

News, Skills reform

Ofqual’s apprenticeship assessment reforms: A bold shift with big implications

While greater flexibility and innovation are welcome, challenges around cost, consistency, and transition remain

Opinion, Apprenticeships

Power crisis: the UK’s infrastructure boom could stall before it starts

The government wants to build more homes, greener energy, and major infrastructure – but a fast-declining electrical workforce could leave these plans in the dark

Opinion, Skills shortages

Jeremy Hunt is wrong if he thinks entry level roles aren’t vital

Despite fears that AI will eliminate entry-level jobs, demand for them remains strong in the accountancy sector. But outdated perceptions and rigid training models risk leaving young people behind

Opinion, Careers, Politics

It’s wrong that nobody knows if the adult skills fund actually works

Unlike apprenticeships, adult skills funding operates in a data black hole. Should the grant-allocated system in adult education be phased out?

Opinion, Adult education

DfE agrees ‘transitional period’ for new off the job policy

Four-month grace period for 39 apprenticeships with revised off-the-job training hours follows sector concerns

News, Apprenticeships

Ofqual publishes ‘flexible’ apprenticeship assessment rules

Watchdog sets out how it will do away with end point assessment and monitor training providers marking their own apprentices

News, Apprenticeships, Assessment