Last year there was a 24% drop in the number of people aged over 60 taking Further Education courses. On top of this a new ring-fenced budget to 'safeguard' other types of adult education cut spending for over 60s.

The Institute is to meet with CiTB in the coming weeks to dicuss the research that was release dearlier this year and which claimed 70% of Careers Advice they received was gender bias.

Small businesses are failing to invest in employee training, according to new research released today.

The Institute has submitted its official response to the Demerger of Careers Scotland from Scottish Enterprise following extensive consultation with members.

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the organisation responsible for making England better skilled and more competitive, has launched their annual series of reports on Skills in England . The reports contain information on the demand for, and supply of, skills as well as mismatches between demand and supply.