London calling: Capital to host WorldSkills UK national finals in 2027
Colleges and training venues across London will host the WorldSkills UK national finals next year, it has been revealed.
Five principles for the effective use of AI in vocational education and training development
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to support the development and updating of vocational education and training (VET) curricula and qualifications.
Developing vocational education and training with artificial intelligence
The report Developing Vocational Education and Training with Artificial Intelligence examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to transform the development of curricula, qualifications and occupational standards in vocational education and training (VET).
The £5.2bn skills blind spot in advanced manufacturing
The Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan lays out an ambitious vision to secure Britain's place at the forefront of the global industrial race.
City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece
The vocational training body City & Guilds has guaranteed that plans for mass compulsory redundancies and the offshoring of hundreds of UK jobs to Greece will no longer go ahead.
A skills‑first labour market
Labour markets across OECD countries are undergoing rapid transformation, widening the gap between the skills employers need and those that formal education systems alone can provide.
Almost 180 more Youth Hubs to help young people build skills and find jobs
Thousands of young people across Great Britain will benefit from access to expanded employment and wrap-around support services as the locations of almost 180 new Youth Hubs are confirmed this morning [15 June 2026].
Facing a downhill march for bootcamp funding
Funding for devolved areas to run skills bootcamps has been cut by more than half this financial year, data suggests.
Work begins to reshape skills training in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced a package of work to reform vocational skills training in Wales.
AoC launches nationwide professional development for new post-16 pathways
A new professional development programme (PD) to support the transition to the new post-16 education and training pathways will officially launch in September 2026, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced.
Young adults and over-50s offered training in care system in new bid to ‘get Britain working’
Hundreds of young adults and individuals over the age of 50 are set to receive training in the care sector, as part of a new initiative aimed at boosting employment.
The UK’s technical skills shortage is really a pathways problem
Significant investments into Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Engineering Biology, Technologies and Quantum Computing have been announced by the UK Government in the past few months.
AQA to develop and award new V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates
AQA has set out its plans to develop and award new V Levels and Level 2 Certificates, supporting the next phase of post-16 education reform.
Qualification reform alone won't fix England's ‘missing middle’ in higher technical education
The Lifelong Education Institute calls for urgent alignment of funding, clearer progression routes, and greater flexibility to address chronic technical skills shortages.
Breaking the firewall: How to engage SMEs in technical education
Engaging SMEs in the skills agenda remains one of the biggest challenges for policymakers, providers and other employer-facing organisations.
New Report launched: The Missing Middle - Unlocking the growth potential of higher technical qualifications
The Lifelong Education Institute calls for urgent alignment of funding, clearer progression routes, and greater flexibility to address chronic technical skills shortages.
Landmark report sets out action to address key skills gaps
Skills England has today published its Annual Skills Report, marking its first anniversary with a comprehensive assessment of current and future skills needs.
FE falls as bootcamps boom in priority skills pipeline
Mainstream further education courses linked to the government’s priority industrial strategy sectors have declined while higher education, apprenticeships and skills bootcamps all grew.