The power of apprenticeships to change lives and economies
Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive, City & Guilds reflects on the positive value of apprenticeships to learners and the economy. She focuses on how apprenticeships can…
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We need to make it easier for people to get great apprenticeships and fill critical skills shortages in essential jobs
With #NationalApprenticeshipWeek happening this week, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO City & Guilds, the skills development organisation, is looking at why investing in great apprenticeships will be…
Levelling Up is unsustainable without a solid skills foundation
The Government’s latest whitepaper has been a long time in the making and it could play a crucial role in shaping Westminster’s strategy for the…
Creative thinking needed to address the vast skills and unemployment challenges that lie ahead
“We’re in an economic emergency”, the Chancellor declared as he unveiled his latest one-year spending review on 25th November. The message was a stark one…
Equal Pay Day 2020: What the Pay Gap Looks Like for Women in STEM
The @FawcettSociety recently announced that #EqualPay Day 2020 (the day in the year when women effectively, on average, stop earning relative to men in the UK)…
It’s time for Government to ditch the outdated ‘one size fits all’ formula for UK economic recovery
Pretty much every part of people’s lives has been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic this year, with the job market as no exception. Indeed, with…
Lifetime Skills Guarantee: Creative thinking needed to address vast skills and jobs challenges that lie ahead
Following the Government “Lifetime Skills Guarantee” announcement that adults in England without an A-level or equivalent will be offered a fully funded college course, Kirstie…
FE Whitepaper: Why a ‘German style’ system is not the silver bullet solution to improving our FE system
At a recent House of Commons Education Select Committee roundtable event I attended, the discussion turned to the benefits of adopting a ‘German style’ FE…
Making a commitment to be held accountable for meaningful change
@CityandGuilds Groups’s very own interpretation of the Theory of Change Yesterday (20 Apr) we published our baseline Social Impact Report. It’s something I’m incredibly proud of;…
We must not sacrifice delivering high quality skills and assessments
Concerns over #TLevels and Apprenticeships amid #Covid_19 Calling for a clear connected vision for FE and skills, urging the government to work with FAB to help…