Why we need essential skills
Expanding essential skills learning, and adopting it through the national curriculum, can boost economic growth.
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The UK’s skills shortfall is undermining growth
The new Labour government must set out a strategic plan for workforce training and development.
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How the apprenticeship levy helps small businesses to transform their workforce
Large employers can improve local skills provision by donating their unused funding.
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How to reform the apprenticeship levy
We’ve made a success of apprenticeship funding, but it must evolve to reach its potential.
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Louise Dawe-Smith: “Confidence is the biggest thing an apprenticeship can teach you”
An apprentice shares her views on the benefits of studying whilst working, and how it has helped her learn new…
The net zero transition is not a silver bullet
Green industrial strategy could benefit some poorer communities, but it's no panacea for decades of underinvestment.
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The Policy Ask with Mike Clancy: “Who inspires me? Tony Blair”
The general secretary of Prospect on skills gaps, nuclear power, and why strong principles mean nothing without the ability to…
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Successive Tory governments have abandoned workers
The shadow minister for business, employment rights and levelling up on Labour's plans for economic renewal.
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