Bridging the vocational skills gap: What the politicians say

Spokespeople from the Conservative government, Labour and the Liberal Democrats give their parties' views on vocational skills

Employers' confidence in hiring rises

Public sector hiring plans are positive for the first time in more than a year

Vocational skills gaps – time for education reform?

The UK has a huge technical skills gap. Could changing our education system fill the void?

Two-fifths of UK workforce 'not in skilled employment'

'NISKE' (not in skilled employment) workers may be facing challenges that prevent them from progressing

Leaked document proposes post-Brexit EU migrant cap

Downing Street has so far declined to comment on the report

Firms preparing for future by investing in skills

81% of companies plan to maintain or increase their training budgets to leverage employee potential

Businesses failing to prepare for rise of AI

Just 23% of senior HR professionals believe the UK is preparing the workforce for the rise of AI

Parents concerned by lack of career advice

Parents feel careers advice in schools is too focused on academia, and children do not receive enough of it

Older workers taking more work experience opportunities

Around 57,000 workers over the age of 50 have benefited from work experience since 2011

Closing the UK transport skills gap

The transport industry should develop a sustainable talent pipeline by leveraging young people

Sacking digitally illiterate staff not the answer

A recent report suggested the police get rid of staff who are not computer literate, but that's not the solution

Workers see retraining as their responsibility

Three in five (62%) said they are willing to learn a new skill to stay employable