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As part of #YouthEmploymentWeek, we’re pleased to share a special FE News feature exploring how employers are creating clearer pathways into skilled careers for young people, in collaboration with our members ECITB and Cogent Skills.
Opening Doors: How Employers are Creating Pathways into Skilled Careers for Young People
This week is #YouthEmploymentWeek #YEW26
Here is a special feature from
Alison Morris @SkillsFed; Adrian Wookey, @ECITB_Skills Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and Justine Fosh, CEO of Cogent Skills
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Work is underway to explore pan-sector National Occupational Standards (NOS). Led by Skills Federation and The Workforce Development Trust on behalf of Skills Development Scotland, the project will help shape how NOS respond to future labour market needs
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Looking for a new challenge? Skills Federation is hiring a Junior Developer.
This is an opportunity for someone at the early stage of their development career to work on real products used across the UK skills system.
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#Hiring #JuniorDeveloper
On today's budget announcement, Alison Morris, Policy Director at Skills Federation, commented:
#Budget #Government #UK #YouthGuarantee #GrowthandSkillsLevy
What will define the next generation of talent in financial services?
Our latest blog brings together insights from Claire Tunley and the Financial Services Skills Commission to explore the forces reshaping the skills landscape.
Read the blog now - skillsfederation.org/shaping…
We’re pleased to share that our Chief Executive, Dr @FionaAldridge , features in @adzuna new white paper, Unlocking Britain’s Talent.
Read More: adzuna.co.uk/jobs/unlocking-…
#FutureOfWork #LabourMarketInsights #SkillsPolicy #AIInRecruitment #SkillsFederation
Dr @FionaAldridge took part in the CIPD Annual Conference panel discussion: “Navigating the Future Skills Horizon - What Skills Are Coming Next?”
She reflected on how various megatrends are playing out in the sectors represented by Skills Federation members.
We’d like to thank the organisers of the AELP #AutumnConference for inviting Dr Fiona Aldridge to take part in yesterday’s panel discussion: “Collaboration through change - How can employers and providers work together?”
Skills Federation is delighted to support Get the Nation Learning Week - a national celebration of the power of lifelong learning and the vital role it plays in strengthening our society, our economy, and our sense of shared purpose.
Join us and the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) on 21st October, 10.00–11.00am, for a practical session unpacking what the apprenticeship assessment reforms really mean for employers.
Register now: awarding.org.uk/event/appren…
#Webinar #AwardingBodies #FAB #Apprenticeships
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:
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 @FionaAldridge, Chief Executive of Skills Federation, has responded:
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Our Director of Policy, Alison Morris, shares her latest thoughts in FE News on what recent government changes could mean for employer engagement and the wider skills system.
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#Skills #EmployerEngagement #SkillsPolicy #Apprenticeships #FEnews
Pleased to see our work on ACE360 featured in FE News, showcasing how a policy-led, sector-built platform can help the apprenticeship system adapt to the August 2025 reforms.
Read the article: fenews.co.uk/skills/skills-f…
#Apprenticeships #Skills #EdTech #Policy #EPA
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/tacklin…
In this latest FE Week article, our CEO Dr @FionaAldridge explores the gap between strategic intent and workforce readiness, and what that means for further education providers.
📖 Read the full article here from FE Week 👇
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In response to the Industrial Strategy published by the government today, Dr @FionaAldridge , Chief Executive of Skills Federation said:
#Investment #Government #Skills #IndustrialStrategy #Strategy
What skills will we need to make net zero a reality - across the UK? Our Director of Policy, Alison Morris, joins leading voices calling for urgent action to close the green skills gap. A must-read for anyone interested in sustainability and skills.
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Our Director of Policy, Alison Morris, has shared Skills Federation’s response to the recent #SpendingReview - welcoming targeted investment in sectors like #AI, #creative industries and #nuclear, and calling for a robust, well-funded skills system to match.