Employment

Mayors spending on youth to Get Britain Working

Some areas are investing in better systems to track whether young people stay in work or training as they...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

From competition to coordination: Blueprint for a smarter skills system

Westminster ‘hoards power’—but will its devolution plans fix the system? Our AoC-backed report lays out 19 urgent reforms

Jessica Hill
James Farr and Richard Guy
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

Providers need a better roadmap as more areas enter devolution

Devolution is creating a complex maze that ITPs can sometimes get lost in

Jessica Hill
Jacqueline Oughton
Devolution, Employment, Kickstart

Mayors reboot Kickstart scheme for employment score

With nearly a million young people now classed as not in education, employment or training, mayors are revamping a...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution

Skills devolution spreads with plan for six new regions

Millions in skills funding will be handed to mayors, with ringfences lifted on budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships serve the public – so devolve them

Whitehall holds too much power and big employers have learned to game the levy

Jessica Hill
Baroness Alison Wolf
Apprenticeships

Wolf’s apprenticeship proposals would be a devolution howler

Employers are best placed to lead training needs – and Baroness Alison Wolf’s idea of devolving funding to local...

Jessica Hill
Ben Rowland
Devolution, skills

Devolution white paper: Skills funding pots to be un-ringfenced

Mayors will also take on joint control of local skills improvement plans

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor