Barely three months after publishing yet another ‘skills’ white paper—close to 100 pages diagnosing the UK’s long‑running skills crisis and promising new technical qualifications, NEET initiatives and rebrands for further and higher education—the government has unveiled something very different. And arguably, something that should be closer to the reality facing workers in the 2020s. The … Continue reading Free AI training for 10 million workers, but will it save the jobs of the future?
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Apprenticeships are not helping the young
Data published last week just reaffirms longer term changes in the nature of apprenticeships – particularly who does them and at what level. https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships/2024-25 It’s a mistake to see apprenticeships as an alternative pathway for 16- and 17-year-olds not continuing on the academic track, the original intention for their reintroduction at the start of the … Continue reading Apprenticeships are not helping the young
Skills White Paper. Another new vocational qualification to hit schools and colleges soon?
The government’s post-16 education and skills White Paper has finally been published, but it was a pre-released announcement about the introduction of another new vocational qualification that made headlines. The announcement that the government will be consulting over new V (Vocational Level) awards has sent alarm bells through the post-16 sector, not least because it’s … Continue reading Skills White Paper. Another new vocational qualification to hit schools and colleges soon?
The grads and the NEETs
An article in the FT last week puts recent concerns about increased graduate unemployment in a wider context, https://on.ft.com/3VYJ3sk (though you might find this paywall protected) According to the FT, in the US, unemployment among recent college graduates is up 1.3 percentage points from its mid-2022 low. Concerns about the current economic climate and the … Continue reading The grads and the NEETs
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