Work Ready? Young People are as Ready as Opportunities Allow

In this One Million Futures article Laura-Jane Rawlings, CEO of Youth Employment UK looks at what it means for young people to be work ready and argues that we ask young people to demonstrate experience before we have given them a realistic chance to gain it.

Adult Skills Fund – Future Contracting Plans

Current procured adult skills fund (ASF) contracts for services will expire on 1 August 2027. The DfE does not intend to carry out a national procurement exercise for the 2027 to 2028 academic year. Instead, they will continue to expand the ASF pathway to devolution...