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Sutton Trust launches new employability programmes and partnerships in 2020
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UK students offered virtual internships amid coronavirus slowdown
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Government launches new online learning platform to boost workplace skills
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Government launches online workplace skills platform
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Teachers lose faith in school curriculum to equip students with skills for jobs, says Edge report
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Wales: UWTSD students have a better chance of getting a job thanks to this novel approach
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Undergraduates lack the numeracy skills required for their courses and the work place, according to new exploratory study
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Undergraduates lack the numeracy skills required for their courses and work place, according to new exploratory study
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British employers value social skills over academic qualifications
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ERSA responds to first Fair Start Scotland statistics release
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Scotland: Flagship education programme 'not meeting key targets'
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Exams do not equip students with critical workplace skills, says new report
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Half of young people do not feel prepared for world of work – CBI/Accenture/Hays survey
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Young people's access to work experience 'remains patchy and inconsistent'
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It’s clear: the Tories still don’t think poor people need an education | Zoe Williams
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The global skills race will be won by the country that can colonise skills systems
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Universities must look at local employment markets when building their graduates’ skills
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Scotland: Companies ‘face skills gap’
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Good University Guide 2019: Work placements valued by prospective employers
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The future of skills: A briefing for teachers
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Improving graduate employability | Nicola Dandridge
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Graduates held back by lack of basic literacy and numeracy despite huge tuition fees, report says
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Energy & Utility Skills announces partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to build excellence in the workforce
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Graduates ‘lack basic maths and literacy skills’
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One in four graduates are stuck in low-skill jobs because their maths and English levels are so low, report finds
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Our survey shows only 41% of students feel prepared for the digital workplace
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McDonald´s to create thousands of apprenticeships
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A Level results: Government’s ‘new norm’ of choice between university and an apprenticeship unfulfilled as mishandling of levy reforms sees apprenticeship opportunities slump
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Esther McVey’s summer job offer: £2 an hour
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Employability in the 21st century. Preparing college students for cloud working in the gig economy.
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Teens told to get summer jobs instead of putting too much focus on education
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Pupils should take summer holiday jobs prepare them for the workplace and get a head start in life, says minister
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Coca-Cola European Partners and UK Youth launch new project to help young people into work
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These are the skills employers say we're missing in Wales
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DfE: T level work placements ‘hard to deliver’
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SEN employment initiative set to expand
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Neil Carmichael to chair commission on skills
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'Schools are not factories merely producing workers'
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Scots pupils to be given online accounts to plan careers
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Hinds says schools face digital challenge
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Schools should teach children resilience to help them in the workplace, new Education Secretary says
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Education secretary focuses on 'soft skills' in first big speech
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Careers guidance to no longer be education’s poor relation
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Girls are better than boys at solving problems in teams, finds new global study
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AoC urge Prime Minister to address under-funding
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Union Learning Fund Prospectus Round 19 - 2017/2018
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2018/19 Union Learning Fund open for bids
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Long, boring school holidays were the making of me | Nikesh Shukla
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Students show maths in action in financial skills challenge
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As challenges for the FE sector continue, leaders acknowledge technology as a way forward
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Two thirds of Scottish students think staff need to improve their digital skills to keep up
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Parliamentary Group launches report on how well schools prepare young people for their future careers
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Children should be put to work from the age of 11, new report recommends
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In challenging times, young Londoners are volunteering to get ahead in the job market 
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UK employers are spending less on training than other major EU economies
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The inbetweeners: The new role of internships in the graduate labour market
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Schools ‘vital link’ in closing graduate skills gap say firms
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Graduates aren't skilled enough, say employers
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Schools need to close graduate schools gap, say firms
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Graduates in first jobs 'lack people skills': Half of employers say new employees struggle with teamwork and problem solving
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Technical education: going beyond parity of esteem
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Schools don't understand the skills employers need, Stem workers say
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Security qualifications fraud 'public safety risk'
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