Our Latest Thinking

Talent Inclusion – looking beyond the qualification filter

August 10, 2021

The 5% Club has published its latest paper “Talent Inclusion – looking beyond the qualification filter” which sets out the reasons why the current focus on qualifications and traditional…

Leadership, Direction, and Action

July 5, 2021

Our Latest Thinking

In Leadership, Direction, and Action, CEO of The 5% Club, Mark Cameron, outlines his thoughts as to how investment in inclusive and accessible skills – ranging from work placements and…

Celebrating the apprentices who are thriving and not just surviving under Covid-19

June 29, 2021

Case Studies, Our Latest Thinking

Nearly one year on from the Ofqual confusion that resulted in thousands of A Levels students being awarded results by a mutant algorithm the lasting damage that has been done…

A manifesto for skills across a lifetime of “Earning & Learning”

May 16, 2021

Media Releases, Our Latest Thinking

The 5% Club vision is that of a “prosperous and skilled Nation supported by universally available and esteemed workplace learning opportunity for all”. This Manifesto outlines ‘Our Ask of the…

How apprenticeships can develop the future beyond the pandemic

February 11, 2021

Media Releases, Our Latest Thinking

Employers in England have a renewed appetite for apprenticeships and work-based learning this year. Almost three quarters (70%) say apprenticeships will be vital to their recovery from the disruption caused…

We can’t let our young people bear the economic brunt of COVID-19 – Update on how you and The Club have made an impact

August 6, 2020

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Dear Members, I wrote to you in May, expressing my concern that We can’t let our young people bear the economic brunt of COVID-19. As promised, below is a full update…

We can’t let our young people bear the economic brunt of COVID-19

May 18, 2020

Our Latest Thinking

After a crisis, the young often suffer unseen from any economic aftershock. And there is growing evidence that COVID-19 is creating a perfect storm for the most fragile of our…

Apprenticeships key to creating social mobility & economic growth

September 13, 2018

Media Releases, Our Latest Thinking

Improving social mobility and better education and training are two key ways to address the UK’s productivity gap, says a new report from The 5% Club, published today (Thursday 13…

Breaking the Deadlock: accelerating towards a genuinely diverse workforce

June 20, 2018

Our Latest Thinking

Action from business heads, industry sectors and the Government, is urgently required to drive a more diverse and inclusive uptake of earn and learn[1] placements, according to The 5% Club…

Further Education failing to deliver for half of employers

April 3, 2018

Media Releases, Our Latest Thinking

The Further Education sector urgently requires a coherent strategy and clear vision for the future, or it will fail to provide the skilled workers desperately needed by UK employers –…