Employers' calls for young people to leave education with the right skills for work have been well documented. Only last week, a senior member of the Tesco board criticised levels of literacy and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apprentices over the age of 19 will no longer be required to undertake English and maths functional skills qualifications in order ...

Apprentices over the age of 19 will no longer be required to undertake English and maths functional skills qualifications in order to complete their course. Up to 10,000 more apprentices would be able ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...