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Employers Want the Genuine Article, not the Finished One

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

This FE News article from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation looks at what employers want as NEET numbers rise.

The £125Bn Question: Can we Turn the NEET Crisis Into an Opportunity?

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

The UK’s NEET challenge recently came into sharper focus. While it has long been recognised as a growing issue, the release of the Alan Milburn Interim Findings provided new clarity on scale, financial impact, and long-term consequences if no action is taken. Click...

Skills England Report: FE Achievements Fall as Bootcamps Boom in Priority Skills Pipeline

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

Mainstream further education courses linked to the government’s priority industrial strategy sectors have declined while higher education, apprenticeships and skills bootcamps all grew. Click here for more from FE Week on Skills England’s first annual skills report...

AI Fears Drive More Students and Graduates to Make High-Volume Job Applications

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

As young jobseekers face growing pressure in the entry-level labour market, new findings in Prospects at Jisc’s Early Careers Survey of 5,000 students and graduates found that many are applying for as many jobs as possible to improve their chances of securing a role....

DfE Unable to Show Whether £270m Multiply Programme Improved Maths

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

An evaluation of the £270 million Multiply programme found it successfully engaged thousands of adults who were anxious about maths – but was unable to determine whether their numeracy skills improved. Click here for more from FE Week.

Invitation to Support the New Sussex and Brighton Electrotechnical Training and Careers Alliance (ETCA)

by SCTP | Jun 5, 2026 | News

The Electrotechnical Training and Careers Alliance (ETCA) is a new initiative that the Sussex Chamber of Commerce and the Sussex and Brighton Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) team are supporting with the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA). The aim of the...
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