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The year ahead: what science employers should look out for in 2025
11 February 2025

There are a number of important development on the horizon for the year ahead and science employers should be aware of them and their implications ...

Building on firm foundations – the future of the Science Industry Partnership (SIP)
13 January 2025

It’s widely acknowledged across industries and sectors that companies must innovate or risk being overtaken by their competitors. No single employer, from the smallest start-ups to the global giants, has enough internal research and development to secure their future. Instead, we all need to collaborate to survive.

Science Industry Partnership welcomes the outcome of the post-16 qualifications review
13 December 2024

The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) has welcomed the Government’s outcome of the rapid review of post-16 qualifications and the decisions to expand the time period during which existing qualifications in engineering, manufacturing, and health and science will be funded.

Science Industry Partnership celebrates 1000th Ambassador
9 December 2024

The Science Industry Partnership (SIP) reached a significant milestone last week when it trained its 1000th Ambassador.

Can we become a clean energy superpower? Two key hurdles stand in our way
5 December 2024

Since the general election, the new government has begun setting out its plan to establish the UK as a clean energy superpower.

Cogent Skills appoints David Vineall as new Chair
26 November 2024

Cogent Skills – the skills leader for the UK science and technology sector – has appointed David Vineall as its new Chair, succeeding Joanna Woolf, who is retiring after serving as Chair for the past four years and as Chief Executive for 17 years prior to that.

Cogent Skills appoints new Head of Commercial to its Apprenticeships division
19 November 2024

Cogent Skills – the skills leader for the UK science and technology sectors – has appointed Alex Henderson as Head of Commercial of its Apprenticeships business.

Science Industry Ambassador of the Year Awards 2024 – meet the finalists
7 November 2024

The Science Industry Ambassador of the Year Awards celebrate the brilliant work being done across the industry to inspire young people in their studies and future career aspirations.

Cogent Skills responds to the Autumn Budget 2024
31 October 2024

The Autumn Budget underlined the Government’s commitment to addressing skills challenges, with a much-needed £300 million for further education in England alongside reaffirming the important role Skills England will play in increasing skills to help deliver economic growth.

Help us shape the national curriculum
14 October 2024

Cogent Skills is preparing a response to the Department of Education’s Curriculum and Assessment Review, which has been commissioned to review the national curriculum and statutory assessment system in England, including qualification pathways.

Cogent Skills responds to the government’s announcement of a review of plans to defund some post-16 qualifications
8 October 2024

We were pleased to read the government position on Level 3 qualifications from Skills Minister, Baroness Smith, last week, indicating that while there is a ...

Meet the team ... Nadia Bebbington-Crossley
8 October 2024

Spend a few minutes with Nadia and learn about a day in a life of an Assessor.

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