by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
Hundreds of thousands of young people across England celebrated getting their A Level, T Level and Vocational Technical Qualifications (VTQ) results last week as the Education Secretary thanked teachers and congratulated students. It comes as 32.1% of all English...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
As school leavers across England prepare to receive their exam results in the latter stages of August, a poll of 1,000 young people aged 14-18 reveals that 60% consider apprenticeships to be a valuable pathway to a career. However, 59% still think that they need to go...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
The Apprenticeship Growth Pilot is now launching, but eligible training providers won’t automatically receive funding. To participate, providers must confirm their involvement by signing a contract variation. If you plan to claim funding for FY 24/25 based on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
The most recent labour market data (covering the period April to June) sees a slight improvement on the very poor figures over recent months. Employment has edged up to 74.5%, back to where it was three months ago; unemployment has edged down to 4.2%, its lowest since...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Aug 18, 2024 | News
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, issues have emerged with the UK’s official labour market data. The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) main data source on the labour market, the Labour Force Survey (LFS), estimates that there are over a million fewer...
