Keep Britain Working Review Announced

Former chairman of John Lewis Partnership, Sir Charlie Mayfield, will lead the Keep Britain Working Review to investigate the factors behind spiralling levels of inactivity, and how government and businesses can work together to turn this around, to get Britain...

Differing Views On Apprenticeship Funding Devolution

Baroness Alison Wolf has written an article stating that she believes Whitehall should devolve apprenticeship funding powers and end an “entirely inappropriate” online market to better attract small and medium-sized employers. She also wants Labour to divide its...

Mayors More Successful At Spending Adult Skills Budgets

Regional mayors have allocated more of their adult education budgets than the government, figures obtained by FE Week show. Between 2019 and 2023, England’s mayoral combined authorities (MCAs) spent 97 per cent of the £2.85 billion handed to them to fund adult...