Stephen Evans
@stephenevans.bsky.social
Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute.
Ex HMT, SMF and London government.
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Britain’s productivity disaster was real—but not quite as disastrous as we thought - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes explains why the ONS updated its productivity estimates for the period between 2009 and 2019 from 0.7 per cent to 1.3 per cent and what this change actually means for the UK economy.
ukandeu.ac.uk
We're not quite as useless as we thought, just a bit lazier.
Me on the ONS productivity revisions.
ukandeu.ac.uk/britains-pro...
Me on the ONS productivity revisions.
ukandeu.ac.uk/britains-pro...
Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme
Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliament
www.theguardian.com
I'm sure numbers will ramp up somewhat. But foundation apprenticeships are not actually apprenticeships & have always felt like a solution in search of a problem. We do need good pre-apprenticeship training mind you - whole apprenticeship system needs getting back on track.