Skills Weighting Doubled for Major Public Contracts

Apprenticeships, training and work placements will count for double in bids for large government contracts from January 2027, with skills becoming one of just two social value measures used by Whitehall to score its suppliers. Click here for more from FE Week.

ESTAR Newsletter August 2026

This latest newsletter from East Sussex County Council is aimed at supporting practitioners running programmes that support people to gain confidence and skills to access employment.