Union officials have called off a workforce redundancy dispute with City & Guilds bosses that threatened to boil over into legal and industrial action.

City & Guilds Foundation has agreed to hold an independent inquiry into the controversial sale of its City & Guilds awarding business.

Labour markets across OECD countries are undergoing rapid transformation, widening the gap between the skills employers need and those that formal education systems alone can provide.

Informal learning is a central yet often overlooked pillar of lifelong learning.

Across the OECD and the EU, young people in cities face particular challenges in accessing quality jobs, affordable and adequate housing, essential services, and urban amenities.

Colleges across the country are set to play a central role in shaping a more productive, inclusive and future-ready economy, as they harness digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how vocational education is delivered and increase its impact.