Labour market· Skills The story of recent apprenticeship reforms so far: a fall in quantity, but an increase in quality 29 March 2018 by Kathleen Henehan and Helena Rose Before long the apprenticeship levy – the focus of much of the debate around post-16 education – will be a year old. Yet there’s more to the apprenticeships story than the levy. Since last April, all apprentices are required to spend at least 20 per cent of their time on off-the-job training and they must … Continued READ MORE
Living standards· Labour market· Inequality & poverty Black and ethnic minority workers needs a bigger living standards reward for their astounding progress in getting degrees 7 October 2017 by Kathleen Henehan and Helena Rose On Tuesday, the Government will publish an audit of race disparity across public service outcomes. The data, which will be publicly available, outlines race-based inequality in health, education and employment services, and within the criminal justice system. This is a very welcome development: previous Resolution Foundation research found that such disparities are very real when … Continued READ MORE
