The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement this week. Below is a summary of the key announcements concerning our sectors.
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The funding uplift for functional skills – announced in the Prime Minister’s speech at the Conservative party conference – will take effect from January 2024, the government has confirmed.
As the 2023 party conference season draws to a close, we’re taking a look at the policies and proposals on skills and education from the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats. These policies primarily affect the systems in England.
Here’s part two of our guide to ten science influencers to follow on social media.
For decades, social mobility has been a key benefit of education – whether through academic or more vocational means – and has been at the heart of the aspirations of one generation for the one which follows.
The UK Nuclear Skills Awards is the premier skills for nuclear event. Organised on behalf of the sector by Cogent Skills and NSAN, the awards recognise and celebrate exceptional individuals and companies in the nuclear sector.
Meet Annette Valentine who is the Programme Lead for the Nuclear Skills Strategy Board.
Key players in nuclear have come together to agree a set of four commitments to help deliver the future workforce the sector needs to thrive over the coming decades.
This week, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) published a new report: ‘A Simpler Skills System’. The report supports IfATE’s strategic objective of ‘Building a more integrated skills system’ and follows last year’s Big Conversation, to which SIP and NSSG members contributed.
Key figures from across UK Nuclear have come together at a landmark event to own the skills challenge that faces the sector. ‘Building Skills for the Nation’s Nuclear Capability’ took place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, (25 May), providing an opportunity for senior ministers, government officials, Industry CEO’s and academia, in both civil and defence, to work together to tackle critical skill issues.
A group of female sixth-formers from four schools and colleges in Birmingham and Derby were able to meet and learn from industry experts through a series of workshops and interactive sessions.
