Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 859: 8th August 2026. Vacancies Are Falling. Unemployment’s Rising. How Do We Support Employers to Create Jobs and Retain People?
At 30 years old, Coral Trainor from Dundrum is proof that there are always options and opportunities to pursue a new career path with a return to education.
COLEG Cambria joined education providers, employers and training organisations across the UK in championing the achievements of learners as part of the inaugural Vocational Celebration Day.
That is how we get more young people crossing over to the job market, which is seriously short of skills and workers in many sectors, such as finance, IT and engineering, right now. Retail and hospitality will face the same challenge when demand returns after a difficult 12 months.
More than a third of A-level students are not accessing careers support despite links to greater confidence about their future, reveals new data.
DSW & Co Ltd, based in Doncaster, and a leading provider of assessment, awarding and commercial learning services, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a management buyout (MBO) led by its executive team.
Young people who are not in education, employment or training at 16 or 17 have a 71% chance of being NEET again in at least one year between the ages of 18 and 21, according to experimental research published this morning by the Department for Education. For those NEET at both 16 and 17, that figure rises to 82%. Yo...
Longitudinal education outcomes analysis of post-16 pathways, attainment, employment and not in education, employment or training outcomes by disadvantage.
On Tuesday last week, the Prime Minister announced plans to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study. There was more focus on local partnerships, real work experience, and young people getting hands-on time with employers earlier. All of this is welcome. But it addresses only half the problem.
In the first three months of 2026, the number of young people in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEETs) passed one million. The Office for National Statistics puts it at 1,012,000 people aged 16 to 24, which is 13.5% of the age group, up 89,000 on a year earlier. It’s the first time the fig...
Information about subcontractors that hold contracts to provide Department for Education funded post-16 education and training.
Andy Burnham’s first speech as Prime Minister included a commitment to help more young people into work by changing the education system and providing greater support, including mental health support.It is a welcome ambition at a time when many employers continue to face skills shortages while too many young people ...
