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...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
The talent shortage in UK trade sectors is getting worse. While job demand surges across engineering, the apprenticeship system that should be feeding these trades is failing to deliver, according to new data. The ‘Apprenticeship Gap Report’ from Dart Tool Group found...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Recruitment consultancies signalled a relative improvement in hiring conditions in October, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global. Click here for more from KPMG.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Ofsted has brought together their inspection findings and visualised them for each local area in England in their new ‘Ofsted: explore an area’ service. This site will help parents and carers to make informed decisions for their children on accessing local childcare...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Ambition to Action is a business support programme for helping fast growing businesses drive economic growth across East Sussex. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
In this interview, Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director of Education and Standards at the Education Training Foundation argues that the FE sector has a bolt-on problem, that sustainability gets added to curriculums, tacked onto strategies, and treated as another...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
The water industry is set to benefit from a new group created by government to ensure it has the skilled workforce it needs to deliver record levels of investment and reform. Click here for more from FE News.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
Former social mobility commissioner Alan Milburn will lead an independent investigation into rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), the government has announced. Click here for more from FE Week and here from the official DWP...
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
This Education Policy Institute report “Youth degree apprenticeships: An alternative to university?”, funded by AL Elevation, examines access, participation, and outcomes for young people aged 18–24 on level 6 degree apprenticeship courses in England.
by SCTP | Nov 15, 2025 | News
The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice, published recently, identified “problematic” issues with the “high rate of unnecessary” Prevent referrals that pick up young people with issues that are not terrorism-related. Click here for...
