BREXIT BRITAIN MUSTN’T LOSE £2.4 BILLION INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE
We stand at a crossroads with some big decisions to take. The UK is leaving the European Union (EU). We have a strong economy and…
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ADDRESSING SKIILS SHORTAGES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE THROUGH FE LOANS
New resources are being made available to employers, training providers and employment professionals to help alleviate London’s social care skills shortages from today. Through Ambition…
Reducing Gender Inequalities in Engineering Apprenticeships
Earlier this year Holly Broadhurst, a Design Engineer from JCB Compact Products won the Higher and Degree Apprentice of the Year Award at the National…
HOTCOURSES ANNOUNCED AS NEW FESTIVAL OF LEARNING PARTNER
Hotcourses, the UK’s number one online search site for adult learning has been announced as a new Festival Partner for Festival of Learning, England’s largest…
Persistence could help reduce gender inequalities in engineering apprenticeships
Only 25 per cent of women who unsuccessfully apply for an engineering apprenticeship apply again, new analysis by Learning and Work Institute reveals. Research underway…
Skills in Brexit Britain: a lot done, a lot to do
In 1947, Hugh Dalton resigned as Chancellor when details of his Budget were leaked before his speech in Parliament. No such concerns in 2017 with…
Apprenticeships on the rise – but not for everyone
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Learning and Work Institute will, on Monday 6 March, release research showing women, people from lower income families, and ethnic…
New Year – New Career
To mark the new year, Learning and Work Institute is launching a brand-new Career Review website. A Career Review is broad careers guidance which aims…
3 million Apprenticeships: Hitting the target, but missing the point?
Two new reports this week, from IPPR and Policy Exchange, look at how to ensure a world class Apprenticeship system. At the Learning and Work…
An exciting and positive development for digital skills
The government have launched a new policy that seeks to make the UK one of the most digitally-skilled nations, with “publicly-funded basic digital skills training…