ETF Appoints Four new Trustees to its Board
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), the professional development body for the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector, has appointed four new trustees to its…
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Gatsby’s Benchmarks: The Next Decade of Career Guidance
Beth explains what colleges and ITPs need to know about the updates to the Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance and the evidence that has…
ONS November NEETs Review: 13.2% of all Young People are Currently NEETs | Sector Reaction
Nearly 1 Million Young People Now Classified as NEET, Latest Figures Show The latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) paint…
Labour Market Overview: Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.3%
Latest Data Estimates for payrolled employees in the UK decreased by 9,000 (0.0%) between August and September 2024, but rose by 136,000 (0.4%) between September…
Will Foundation Apprenticeships change the NEET figures? | FE Soundbite 765
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 765: September 28th, 2024. Will Foundation Apprenticeships change the NEET figures? What can we learn from the last time we…
Edge report from Labour Conference
For some of us arriving at the Labour Party Conference this year, we held a little apprehension about the Government’s commitment to FE and apprenticeships,…
Are FE and Skills falling through the cracks in Labour? FE Soundbite Edition 762
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 762, September 7th, 2024. Are FE and Skills falling through the cracks in Labour? Have you noticed that FE and…
Why Hasn’t the NEET Rate Budged? The Answer Lies in Early Intervention
The World of NEETs I have just finished reading the Youth Employment 2024 Outlook report which shines a light onto the darkness of the world…
NEET… “not enough employment and training?”
On 23rd May the Office for National Statistics published the latest estimate of young people aged 16 to 24 years who are not in education,…
A Skills and Employability Manifesto to Turbocharge the UK Economy
Alex, discusses the critical role of the skills and employability sector in the UK economy. He advocates for increased funding and policy changes to support…
