Future skills

Welcome to Future skills, a brand-new podcast season brought to you by City & Guilds and FE News.

Episode 5: Durable solutions

This mini-series finale, hosted by co-hosts Bryony Kingsland (City & Guilds) and Gavin O'Meara (FE News), dives into a challenge affecting every sector and every age group in the workforce: Durable Skills.

This episode offers vital insights for anyone involved in skills development, education, or employment. Tune in to explore the systemic challenges — and discover actionable solutions for building a future-ready workforce where no one falls through the gaps: By watching this episode, you'll gain valuable insights from industry experts so don't miss out on this essential conversation!

Discover:

• How systemic issues, including financial barriers and varied awareness, particularly impact young people from ethnic minority backgrounds seeking apprenticeships
• Bold ideas for encouraging more employers, especially SMEs, to engage with and support young apprentices.

Special thanks to our guests: Andrea Barry, at Future Youth Foundation and Ema Marinho at William Hare Group.

Watch now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of skills.

For more about the report discussed in this episode, visit: Making Skills Work: The Path to Solving the Productivity Crisis report.