Colleges, Skills reform

BTECs axe will cause huge ‘qualifications gap’, ministers warned

Report claims key areas of the economy will be hit by scrapping ‘vital’ courses amid slow T Levels growth

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Higher education, Skills reform

How professional short courses are shaping FE’s future

With government reforms and employer demand driving change, FE colleges are embracing flexible, skills-focused courses

Jessica Hill
John Knott
Skills reform

How we’re responding to Universal’s game-changing arrival

A theme park is coming to our area, and with it, a tidal wave of 28,000 jobs. As Universal’s...

Jessica Hill
Robin Webber-Jones
Assessment, Skills reform

Stop trying to make technical education look academic

In the race for 'simplicity' in technical education, we forget that the labour market is anything but simple, writes...

Shane Chowen
David Gallagher
Skills reform

Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report

EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

One year in, Labour’s skills revolution is feeling hollow

Skills were meant to be at the heart of Labour’s economic revival. Yet, after a year of bureaucratic tweaks...

Jessica Hill
Tom Bewick
Skills reform

The Great British skills mismatch

Britain has never been more educated, yet skills mismatches, regional divides, and graduate overqualification threaten productivity

Jessica Hill
Larissa Marioni
Long read, Skills reform

GSAP: FE’s secret weapon for net zero training

Former fisherman Mike Blakeley tells how he’s building the Green Skills Advisory Panel so FE and industry can make...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

The industrial strategy is quietly remaking skills policy

We should get used to priority sectors getting first dibs on limited new skills funding, writes Mike Crowhurst

Shane Chowen
Mike Crowhurst