by SCTP | Nov 20, 2025 | News
Development of second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is now underway. New guidance to steer the process has been launched by Skills England. See this press release for more and analysis and comment from FE Week here.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
The government has promised to publish a “detailed transition plan” for transferring up to 1,000 subcontracted careers advisers and staff into the Department for Work and Pensions by April next year. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Teacher shortages and lack of space have forced most colleges to close enrolments on construction courses – with over half setting up waiting lists to train tradespeople, data shows. Click here for more from FE Week.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Home working could support the Government’s plans to get people back into work, by enabling people to work who might not otherwise be able to do so. This is one of the key findings of a new report, ‘Is working from home working?’, published by the House of Lords...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
This month’s labour market data paints a worrying picture of a jobs market losing momentum – with rising unemployment and more people struggling to re-enter work, the Government faces growing pressure to act ahead of the Autumn Budget. Click here for more from the...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
VocTech Activate is the University for Industry’s test bed where the first spark of an idea to solve a vocational learning problem can be scoped and tested in the supportive environment that Ufi funding provides. They grant fund projects that are at a relatively...