This paper sets out how private commitment can be connected more effectively to apprenticeships, the Growth and Skills Levy and higher technical study through the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Qualifications matter, but so do access to employment support, meaningful work experience and direct connections with employers. The objective should be broader than reducing welfare dependency: it should be to help every young person become an active and productive participant in the economy.
UK facing crippling skills shortage as jobless total hits 1m
A shortage of technical skills in the UK that pushes down wages and holds back economic growth is laid bare in a new report which shows how the country has fallen badly behind international competitors.
GCSEs: Give adults access to online exams for free
While IFS senior economist Jack Britton calls for GCSE exams to be available online for adults, UCL professor Clare Callender cautions that they may not work
