by SCTP | Aug 3, 2025 | News
In its latest report, Lifelong Learning in the Reskilling Era: from Luxury to Necessity, the CIPD highlights how rapid labour market shifts – including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the transition to net zero and changing demographics – are accelerating...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
Tens of thousands of students will be left “without a suitable pathway” to employment as a result of government plans for post-16 vocational courses, a report has said. The warning comes as the government plan to withdraw funding for a number of applied...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
The University of Bath and the Edge Foundation have been working on a study evaluating the design, implementation and impact of the raising of the participation age (RPA) in England. This raised the age at which young people were meant to remain in learning (not...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
The Department for Education overspent its apprenticeships budget for the first time last year in what has been described as a “landmark moment”. The overspend was covered by virements from other non-apprenticeship budgets and has led to speculation regarding future...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
Two former education secretaries, union leaders and the leader of a college membership body have been named as members of a new inquiry launched to investigate the educational outcomes of white working-class children. More details have been announced for the...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
New legislation will give mayors powers to appoint “commissioners” to lead on delivery of their skills and employment policies. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, published this month, proposes that mayors could directly hire up to seven...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
West Sussex County Council has launched Skills Bootcamps, a new initiative designed to help people gain in-demand skills that local employers are actively seeking. The programme offers access to industry-recognised, flexible training courses tailored to meet current...
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
Aptem has added the latest ESFA apprenticeship Q3 2024/25 figures to the Aptem Intelligence Dashboard (AID). AID is a free tool that enables apprenticeship providers to unlock the potential of ESFA reporting data but you will need to sign up to gain access.
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
The government is planning a major reorganisation of how local councils work and has asked councils in Sussex to put forward proposals. This is called Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and is part of a wider plans outlined in the English Devolution White Paper....
by SCTP | Jul 26, 2025 | News
In this instalment of the Institute for Employment Studies’ blog series on neurodiversity and work, they build on their previous discussion about how action, rather than words, is essential to enhancing neuroinclusion in workplaces. With 1 in 7 individuals being...
