National Apprenticeship Week 2022
Today marks the start of the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week – a celebration of the sector which showcases how apprenticeships can ‘Build the Future’ by helping learners develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career…
Commitment to Skills and FE in the anticipated Levelling Up White Paper
Throughout the pandemic, the Government has consistently spoken of the importance of further education (FE) and skills in not only supporting the economic recovery but also in ensuring all young people…
City and Guilds Great Jobs Report
SMG member, City & Guilds has launched its latest report, Great Jobs, which looks at some of the challenges facing the labour market currently and explores what motivates people when it comes to work…
Join the Skills Revolution
This week the Department for Education (DfE) launched several major skills and further education initiatives to kickstart its ‘Join the Skills Revolution’. This multi-channel campaign…
Open University launches its annual Business Barometer
The St Martin’s Group member the Open University has launched its annual Business Barometer. The Barometer, based on a survey of 1,500 senior organisation leaders…
The St Martin’s Group Teams Up With City & Guilds And NCFE To Launch Report Into The Real Costs And Benefits Of Apprenticeships
The St Martin’s Group is delighted to collaborate with City & Guilds and NCFE to release a new report, ‘The Real Costs and Benefits of Apprenticeships’, which explores the true value apprentices can bring to the workplace.
City & Guilds Annual Skills Index 2021
The St Martin’s Group member City & Guilds recently published their first ever skills index in collaboration with labour market economists Emsi and the British Chambers of Commerce…
Royal Mail’s special delivery of 1,000 apprentices
The St Martin’s Group member Royal Mail is partnering with Babington to launch one of the largest ever apprenticeship schemes in the UK that will recruit 1,000 posties…
SME Report
Earlier this year, the St Martin’s Group conducted research with 500 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in response to the FE White Paper – Skills for Jobs, published in January 2021. SMEs were asked about their awareness of funded skills programmes and the barriers to using them…