https://toplink.weforum.org/knowledge/insight/a1Gb0000000LPFfEAO/explore/summary Extracts below outlining the future of education and training in a fast-changing world driven by digital innovation, the 4th Industrial Revolution and the Internet of Things (IoT). As a sector, are we ready?! Education and Skills Technological innovation is fundamentally transforming education, and updating the skills required for the contemporary workplace. Building future-ready...Read More

https://toplink.weforum.org/knowledge/insight/a1Gb0000000LGqtEAG/explore/summary Extracts below from the website link above. Entrepreneurship is arguably the most fundamental driver of economic value creation, whether it manifests in the form of a new startup, or as a regenerating force within an established company. As they discover opportunities and mobilize the resources necessary to exploit them, entrepreneurs unleash the forces of...Read More

Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common online threats. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cyber-essentials-scheme-overview Cyber Essentials The Government-endorsed Cyber Essentials scheme enables organisations to be certified independently for having met a good-practice standard in cybersecurity. It requires them to enact basic technical controls across five areas: boundary firewalls and internet gateways, secure...Read More

Global Cyber Academy (GCA) is the UK’s first dedicated cyber education academy for business communities. At a sector awareness launch in Parliament on 13th June, GCA brought together stakeholders, interested parties, business students and some 80 major UK employers. Serving on the Advisory Council are some of the UK’s most eminent tech and security firms,...Read More

Extracts from the article below. Complete article here – https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2018/jul/13/what-can-the-uk-do-to-attract-overseas-students-imitate-australia Recognising higher education as a major export is essential if the sector is to compete in the global marketplace A recent event of real importance to UK higher education has gone relatively unnoticed. When the Home Office expanded list of countries that will benefit from...Read More

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567242/national_cyber_security_strategy_2016.pdf Cyber Security, a burgeoning sector with skills shortages, employment and career opportunities. Extracts from the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 -2021 below: “The future of the UK’s security and prosperity rests on digital foundations. The challenge of our generation is to build a flourishing digital society that is both resilient to cyber threats, and...Read More

A survey detailing business and charity action on cyber security and the costs and impacts of cyber breaches and attacks. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2018. Highlighting the continued pressure that businesses are under from cyber-attacks as well as what they are – or are not – doing to defend themselves against threats. Qualifi Awarding Organisation (Ofqual regulated) has in...Read More

The fact is that cyber criminals pose a risk to everyone—and every type of organisation needs qualified staff with the skills and experience to mitigate against this risk. The problem is that cybersecurity professionals—who combine broad technical skills with specific security expertise and an understanding of business risk—are hard to find. For instance, Cisco estimates...Read More

High interest rates on student loans should be cut from 6 per cent to 1.5 per cent to prevent middle-earning graduates from paying back more, the House of Lords economic affairs committee said. The report from the committee argued that the higher education system offers poor value for money to students and the taxpayer, and...Read More

The tuition fee system for England’s universities is ripping off students and giving taxpayers poor value for money, says a parliamentary committee. The House of Lords economic affairs committee attacked a “deeply unfair” system of fees and loans. Committee chairman and former Conservative minister, Lord Forsyth, said they had also been “quite astonished by the...Read More