Policy Views

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A 14-19 phase - anyone?

Posted on 2/27/2024
By Darren Hankey, Hartlepool College of Further Education - February 2024

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Preparing for the unknown: AI and Skills

Posted on 2/1/2024
By Neil Carberry, Chief Executive, REC - February 2024

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What is the Treasury’s view of the contribution of skills to productivity?

Posted on 1/23/2024
By Paul Bivand, Labour Market Analyst - January 2024

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16-18 education and training: participation matters

Posted on 11/14/2023
By Becci Newton, Institute for Employment Studies, November 2023

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Two-year full-time technical degrees: a middle way for 18-year-olds

Posted on 11/7/2023
By John Widdowson, November 2023

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Skills training and lifelong learning for adults with disabilities and long-term sickness

Posted on 10/30/2023
By Paul Bivand, Labour Market Consultant

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The Lifelong Learning Entitlement after party conference season

Posted on 10/24/2023
By Jonathan Woodhead, October 2023

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Parents need every penny to support 16-18 year olds in full-time FE

Posted on 10/17/2023
By Darren Hankey, Hartlepool College of Further Education - October 2023

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Spot the difference: the Lifelong Learning Entitlement and lifelong learning

Posted on 10/9/2023
By Dr. Susan Pember, HOLEX - October 2023

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Devolving apprenticeship funding away from employers

Posted on 10/8/2023
By Aidan Relf, Public Affairs Consultant - October 2023

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LSIPs - 10 years of local skills improvement plans

Posted on 9/28/2023
by Jane Gratton, Deputy Director Public Policy, British Chambers of Commerce

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Job changes and designing training policy

Posted on 9/18/2023
By Paul Bivand, Labour Market Consultant

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Are we at a turning point in youth unemployment?

Posted on 9/7/2023
By Louise Murphy, Economist, Resolution Foundation

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Raising recruitment of 16- and 17-Year-old apprentices by levy and non-levy employers

Posted on 6/12/2023
By Aiden Relf, Public Affairs Consultant

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Training Unemployed Adults: Lessons from TOPS

Posted on 5/2/2023
By Iain MacKinnon, Managing Director, The Mackinnon Partnership

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Childcare in England: From Consensus to Implementation

Posted on 4/27/2023
By Sam Freedman, Senior Fellow, Institute of Government - April 2023

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A rising state pension age and lifelong learning

Posted on 4/25/2023
By Paul Bivand, Labour Market Analyst - April 2023

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Lifelong Loan Entitlement - employers, credits and time to train

Posted on 4/4/2023
By Simon Ashworth, Director of Policy, AELP - April 2023

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Lifelong Loan Entitlement – a three-sided reform

Posted on 3/29/2023
By Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive, Association of Colleges - March 2023

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Lifelong Loan Entitlement - where are we now?

Posted on 3/24/2023
By Jonathan Woodhead, March 2023

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Skills Not Pills: Adult Learning and Social Prescribing

Posted on 3/9/2023
By Simon Parkins, Chief Executive, WEA - March 2023

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UK employment support needs a revamp - with learning at its heart

Posted on 2/14/2023
By Dr Katy Jones, Centre for Decent Work and Productivity, Manchester Metropolitan University - February 2023

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Cost-of-living crisis is ‘hurting’ 16-19 FE students too

Posted on 1/26/2023
By Darren Hankey, Hartlepool College of Further Education - January 2023

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People Hubs - Supporting economically inactive people back into skills and work

Posted on 1/12/2023
By Dr. Susan Pember, HOLEX- January 2023

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Skills for getting retirees back to work

Posted on 12/1/2022
By Paul Bivand, Labour Market Analyst - December 2022

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Moving into work: realities of the cost-of-living crisis

Posted on 11/16/2022
By Henry Foulkes, Labour Market and Policy Researcher, ERSA - November 2022

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How the cost-of-living crisis will crowd-out employer spending on training

Posted on 11/14/2022
By Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development, IES

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Managing the cost-of-living crisis in FE colleges

Posted on 10/27/2022
By Ian Pryce, Chief Executive, Bedford College Group - October 2022

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Deliver the values of 'Voxbridge' in FE Colleges of the North

Posted on 10/24/2022
By David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges - October 2022

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Here we go again or has something changed? The outlook for further education in England

Posted on 10/12/2022
By Martin Doel, Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, October 2022