Skills reform

Engineering’s skills crunch can be solved with our plan

From nuclear to renewables, hydrogen to carbon capture, major projects demand a workforce ready to deliver. Our five-year plan...

Jessica Hill
Andrew Hockey
Skills reform

We need the same rigour of teaching in colleges as in schools

Schools soared up the international league tables under Gove and Gibb. Colleges, by contrast, remain the poor relation. It’s...

Jessica Hill
Will Bickford Smith
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Supporting the UK’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan Through Skills

The UK Government’s Decarbonising Transport: A Better, Greener Britain strategy sets a legally binding path towards a net-zero transport...

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Sabre Rigs
Adult education

Khan puts business bosses in skills driving seat

The mayor wants employers with skills gaps to help commission skills programmes in the capital

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Long read, Skills reform

Tom Bewick, author of Skills Policy in Britain and the Future of Work

If history often rhymes, as Mark Twain once said, then Tom Bewick’s book, Skills Policy in England and the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

No one left offline: Education must power NHS digital reform

The government’s 10-Year Health Plan promises a bold leap into AI-driven, community-led healthcare. But without a coordinated education strategy,...

Jessica Hill
Joe Neame
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Project power: ASDAN expands its qualifications portfolio

From 2026, ASDAN’s planned Foundation and Higher Project Qualifications will sit alongside its Extended Project Qualification[CM1] , creating a complete...

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ASDAN
Skills reform

NEETs top McFadden’s DWP skills agenda

The work and pensions secretary wants jobcentres to offer training as a 'springboard to better futures'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Politics

Skills are the missing piece in our fight against wasted potential

One in eight young people are not in education, employment or training. The answer lies in more training in...

Jessica Hill
Pat McFadden