The Watershed Week for Skills, Education & Employment | FE Soundbite 789
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 789: 22th March 2025 | The Watershed Week for Skills, Education & Employment This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal…
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ONS Labour Market data: Youth Unemployment Surges by 106,000. Sector Reaction
The latest ONS Labour market figures were released today: Unemployment is at 4.4%, up on the year, and on the quarter, there are now nearly…
Investing in Apprenticeships: A Missed Opportunity for Economic Growth
The deadline for submissions to the Comprehensive Spending Review falls in the week leading up to National Apprenticeship Week. With debt interest payments on government…
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…
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…