Skills reform

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...

Jessica Hill
Fiona Aldridge
Skills reform

Industrial strategy: growth and skills levy courses start next year

Other new measures include 'defence technical excellence colleges'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Skills excellence is the missing ingredient in the UK’s industrial strategy

Skills excellence – not just skills – will drive the UK’s economic future, so don’t overlook it

Jessica Hill
Ben Blackledge
Skills reform

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...

Jessica Hill
Chris Claydon
Colleges, Skills reform

How to become a technical excellence college

Eligibility criteria include ratings for teaching quality, financial health and construction credentials

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

Why is the chancellor avoiding the easiest win for growth?

It’s cheap, quick, and universally supported. Yet the chancellor barely mentioned skills in her spending review. In a time...

Jessica Hill
Ben Rowland
Skills reform

Bridging the AI advantage gap and why FE must act now

As AI transforms the workplace, research reveals essential skills such as creativity and teamwork are critical to harnessing its...

Jessica Hill
Robert Craig
Long read, Skills reform

Stephen Evans, CEO of Learning and Work Institute

Battling cuts to adult education has been the defining task for Stephen Evans at Learning and Work Institute, but...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

Our survey says… all employers want more control over training

Employers are desperate for flexibility over programme content and structure, so a one-size-fits-all approach is unworkable

Jessica Hill
Brenda McLeish