Who benefits from the UK skills system?
Sitting at the intersection of labour markets, education, inequality and productivity, is skills policy serving those most in need?
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Back Britain’s builders
Only by focusing on developing its next generation of tradespeople can the UK realise its growth ambitions.
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AI and energy security: A double-edged sword
Only by getting the right skills in place can the UK reap the benefits, and manage the risks, that new…
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Will levy reform solve the apprenticeship slump?
Since the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in 2017, the number of apprenticeships for young people has declined by 34 per…
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Fixing our performance on skills needs a set of interventions across the learning journey
The government should rebalance the system back towards young people.
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Reform of the skills system cannot be stuck in nostalgia for Britain’s past
When Keir Starmer ditched Labour’s 50 per cent university participation target in favour of an ambition for two thirds of…
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Defunding apprenticeships is contrary to the growth agenda
Cutting funding will close the door on aspiring architects
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The real issue holding back skills reform
The system we inherited is deeply flawed and will take time to repair.
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