26 April 2021
How to build back better? Boost basic skills
Without a solid foundation of basic skills, it is difficult for individuals to access decent work and businesses to move up the value chain, writes Andy Norman for the LGC.
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8 April 2021
Skill up to level up
CPP has developed a new model of employment in local areas, quantifying the link between basic skills coverage and employment rates.
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3 March 2021
The Budget should have tackled the deep structural problems with apprenticeships
Until Sunak realises there’s a preference in the apprenticeship system for existing employees over young people, his Budget announcements won’t help, writes Andy Norman.
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31 January 2021
It’s risky business to have an employer-dominated skills system
The Department for Education must put more faith in local leaders rather than employers if it wants the skills white paper to work, writes Andy Norman for FEWeek.
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11 December 2020
It’s time to empower the British BRICS
Local leaders need more powers over skills to boost productivity, writes Andy Norman for LGC.
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2 December 2020
Apprenticeships: a vaccine won’t be a panacea
Policymakers shouldn’t expect the resumption of 'normal life' to solve the apprenticeship system’s underlying shortcomings, writes Andy Norman for tes.
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