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NEWSFE News
EmergingLooking Outward: What England Can Learn from Global Careers and Skills Systems
Looking Outward: What England Can Learn from Global Careers and Skills Systems FE News
Medium riskHigh opportunityStable
Skills & Apprenticeships
Increase flexibility and value from employer skills investment.
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Monitoring apprenticeship and skills funding reform.
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STRATEGIC PRIORITY
BrainSkills & Apprenticeships
Greater flexibility in apprenticeship and skills funding so levy funding can support high-quality training aligned with operational workforce needs, alongside stronger employer involvement in technical and vocational training design.
Importance HighOwner Public Affairs
Open in Brain →POLITICAL CONTEXTWhat's being said around this Issue4 linked signals · open when you need the detailView
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NEWSThe Times
Strongly ReportedJust one entry-level job for every three young people
Just one entry-level job for every three young people The Times
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MEDIA AGENDAThe Guardian
Strongly ReportedRevealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people
Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people The Guardian
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NEWSLancashire Telegraph
Strongly ReportedNumber of young people not in education, employment or training falls
Number of young people not in education, employment or training falls Lancashire Telegraph
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Support greater flexibility in the apprenticeship and skills system so levy funding can support high-quality training aligned with operational workforce needs, with stronger employer involvement in technical and vocational training design.
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Parliament opens evidence on work-based immigration and labour shortages
The inquiry could shape Skilled Worker eligibility and the link between immigration, skills policy and workforce shortages, affecting our frontline recruitment and training plans.
AlexDue 27 Oct
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Government sets out locally responsive skills reforms and expanded youth apprenticeship support
The reforms could strengthen employer influence over technical pathways and increase access to apprenticeships, but their England-focused delivery and levy implications need checking against our workforce needs.
AlexNo hard deadline
Waiting
Parliament signals simpler apprenticeship support and skills-focused public procurement requirements from January
The contribution points to potentially useful changes for our workforce and infrastructure pipeline, including reduced apprenticeship bureaucracy, new employer incentives and skills-focused procurement requirements. The direction aligns with our approved position, but we need to verify the measures and implementation detail before using them externally.
AlexNo hard deadline
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27 OctTue
Work-based immigration evidence deadlineExternal · Suggested
ALEX ACTIVITYRecent issue intelligence8 recent updates in the audit trailView
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20 Sept 2026Government sets out employer-linked technical pathways and further skills reform
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20 Sept 2026Peers call for more flexible apprenticeships and stronger employer involvement
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20 Sept 2026MP calls for more work placements and action on barriers to young people’s first jobs
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20 Sept 2026Sir John Hayes calls for stronger vocational careers advice
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20 Sept 2026Peers press ministers on rebuilding steel skills and expanding apprenticeships
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18 Sept 2026Growth and Skills Levy detail excludes 16–18 apprenticeships from the proposed flexibility
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18 Sept 2026Parliament raises possible abolition of the growth and skills levy
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18 Sept 2026Government signals growth and skills levy may pivot towards young people