A lack of English language proficiency is holding back skilled migrants from entering the UK workforce at a time of skills shortages, according to a new report.

‘To win big, we have to think small’ – this is the idea at the heart of one of the most significant developments in further and higher education in recent years: the advent of ‘microcredentials’.

A new Report from the Lifelong Education Commission, chaired by former universities minister, Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP, reveals the critical role ‘microcredentials’ can have in modular learning.

Lifelong Learning Commission says proposals to exclude microcredentials from loan entitlement are a mistake