Skills reform

Skilled migrants should train British workers in colleges – report

Think tank suggests new ‘work and teach’ system to link overseas workers to skills policy

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications, Skills reform

What we know about V Levels, new T Levels and the end of the T Level foundation year

The defunding timetable for alternative courses like BTECs has also been confirmed

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

We’ll end qualification confusion and build confidence in FE

For too long, young people have faced a maze of qualifications with no clear direction. Our new V Levels...

Jessica Hill
Jacqui Smith
English and maths, Qualifications, Skills reform

White paper to confirm V Levels and GCSE resit ‘stepping stones’

New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T Levels

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

Jobs plans put onus on employers to hire within UK

'Expert' civil servants will lead on workforce skill strategies in a bid to lower immigration levels

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

A guarantee isn’t enough… our youth deserve a work promise

Without a permanent, connected strategy linking education, skills and work, we’ll keep treating the symptoms of youth unemployment, and...

Jessica Hill
Laura-Jane Rawlings
Skills reform

Trainee mechanics must be tooled up or the EV revolution falls flat 

Colleges must provide electric vehicle-specific training and tooling to avoid students attempting dangerous bodges in the real world

Jessica Hill
David Martin
Skills reform

Lasting progress depends on a connected, durable skills system

The success of Labour’s skills vision depends on whether it can create a system that’s stable, connected and built...

Shane Chowen
Rob Nitsch