ICYMI: Immigration White Paper: Skills-First Immigration? | Sector Reaction | Comments from David Hughes CBE Dr Fiona Aldridge Higher Education Policy Institute UCU National Centre for Universities and Business CIPD fenews.co.uk/skills/immigra… #ImigrationWhitePaper #StudentLevy #InternationalStudents

📈 The Department for Education’s apprenticeships budget has risen to more than £3 billion for the first time feweek.co.uk/dfes-apprentic…

New from Alison Morris Skills Federation Foundation Apprenticeships promise flexibility - but at what cost? A must-read for anyone thinking seriously about the future of apprenticeships. 🔗 fenews.co.uk/exclusive/foun… #Apprenticeships #SkillsPolicy

Looking forward to a great Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) event today. I’ll be joining Institute for Fiscal Studies GrahamNOCN Stephen Evans on a panel to explore the funding and demographic trends shaping the future FE and skills market.

📣 New AI & Skills report from FSSC shows financial services is the sector most likely to be reshaped by AI. Fiona Aldridge will also be chairing a panel at today’s Skills Conference - 'Skills as a driver of long-term competitiveness'. Download - financialservicesskills.org/wp-content/upl…

Delighted to be joining the Skills England board alongside an impressive line up of sector and industry experts.

Director of Policy, Alison Morris, shares her response to today’s announcement on apprenticeships and skills investment. Read the full piece on FE News here: fenews.co.uk/skills/apprent…

We welcome today’s announcement from Department for Culture, Media and Sport, launching their Dormant Assets Scheme strategy. It’s the first major expansion of the ‘youth’ cause, highlighting £132.5m of investment from the Scheme. We are especially proud to be delivering the Building Futures programme, supported

Our Director of Policy, Alison Morris, has responded to today's official launch of Skills England. As the national conversation shifts toward long-term skills reform, we’ll be playing our role in ensuring employer needs remain front and centre. 👇 #Skills #SkillsEngland

On my way to give evidence to the committee on behalf of Skills Federation and its members. My session which starts at 11am focuses on skills policy, devolution and adult skills. More details here…

🚐 Leaders covered a lot of ground in today's @commonsed future of FE inquiry: Redesignating specialist SEND colleges, avoiding dangerous devolution and tackling student poverty feweek.co.uk/fe-inquiry-col…

Today's labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that youth unemployment continues to rise. Dr. Andrea Barry, Principal Economist at Youth Futures Foundation, emphasises the scale of the challenge: "Over the last year, the unemployment rate for the 16–24-year-old population not

Looking forward to contributing to today’s Chartered ABS Apprenticeship, Growth and Skills symposium. I’ll be joining a panel to reflect on what the new Growth & Skills Levy means for employers charteredabs.org/events/apprent…

In response to the Industrial Strategy published by the government today, Dr Dr Fiona Aldridge , Chief Executive of Skills Federation said: #Investment #Government #Skills #IndustrialStrategy #Strategy

ECITB is helping close the construction workforce gap - supporting 100k new recruits by championing fresh thinking on pathways, partnerships & practical support. As a Skills Federation member, they show the power of Sector Skills Bodies in action. 👉 skillsfederation.org/tackling-the-c…

Looking forward to discussing the research at next week’s event. Find out more and sign up below…

Join us at #LabourConference for "Delivering for the Nation: The West Midlands Role in Training the Transport Workforce." @sme4labour and the RHA will explore how building a skilled transport workforce can drive regional growth. With The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP MP,

Great approach. Time now for an employment and skills strategy. How about building on this one from West Midlands Combined Authority cloudcdn.wmca.org.uk/documents/wmca…

A new report highlights the scale of the challenge facing our sector: fragmented policy, chronic underfunding, and pathways that don’t always lead to occupational competence. Dr Dr Fiona Aldridge, Chief Executive of Skills Federation, has responded: fenews.co.uk/skills/further…

The ambition, outlined by the Prime Minister today, for two thirds of young people to have the opportunity to develop higher level skills through university, FE or an apprenticeship, is extremely welcome. Read Dr Fiona Aldridge's quote in full: