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11 April 2026

Nick Smith, chief executive, TTE Training

Nick Smith of TTE Training sees himself as the “living embodiment” of the difference education can make. His “amazing” career has so far included briefing journalists on military operations as a commando-trained Royal Navy officer, overseeing a students’ union, and taking the helm at the engineering apprenticeships provider TTE Training. In April, Smith joined the […]

Why learning from neighbours could guide our apprenticeship reforms

Reforms are coming to the apprenticeship system in England and the Labour government has been showered with suggestions about what it should do. But are there lessons England can learn from the skills paths charted in the last decade by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? England is the outlier; it is the only one with […]