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Looking to stay informed, gain new insights, or engage in meaningful discussions? Our blogs and opinions are designed to inspire and inform and you’ll find a diverse collection of articles exploring current trends, sharing innovative ideas, and providing thought-provoking analysis on a wide range of topics.

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Introducing Interpreter: Real-Time Translation for Participant Appointments 

9/04/2026 By Claudine Adeyemi-Adams FIEP, Founder and CEO, Earlybird Every caseworker who has spent time in a linguistically diverse area knows this scenario well. A participant arrives for their appointment...

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Youth Unemployment Is Rising – Why This Could Be a Turning Point for Youth Opportunity

1/04/2026 Originally published by FE News By Scott Parkin FIEP, Group Chief Executive at the IEP Rising youth unemployment highlights growing complexity for practitioners. This article explores how recent reforms,...

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EXTRO Creative Joins the Institute of Employability Professionals as a Capability Partner 

9/04/2026 By Mohamed Koroma, Founder and Senior Consultant at Extro Creative  This partnership with the Institute of Employability Professionals marks a natural step in our journey to supporting more individuals into meaningful, sustained employment. ...

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Why Helping Young People Earn or Learn is Everybody’s Business  

25/03/2026 By John Baumback FIEP, Group CEO, Seetec When I joined Seetec as a 16-year-old apprentice in 1984, I didn’t know where that first step would lead. But someone gave me an opportunity, and...

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30 Years in Employment Support. Here Is Where AI Actually Fits. 

11/03/2026 By Mark Harrison FIEP, Strategic Advisor at Earlybird  I have spent more than 30 years working in employment support and citizen services. I have managed frontline teams, led large-scale operations,...

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Employability is More Than Employment: Why National Careers Week Must Address Systems, Not Just CVs 

10/03/2026 By David Kingsley FIEP, Employability Practitioner at Change in Youth CIC  National Careers Week is one of the most important moments in the academic calendar. Across the UK, schools, colleges, training providers,...

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Jon Smith

Why Almost One Million Young People Are Not in Education, Employment or Training 

19/02/2026 By Jon Smith CMgr FCMI FIEP FCIPD, Managing Director at Compass Consult (Employability & Skills Ltd)  Nearly one million young people in the UK are currently not in education, employment or training (NEET). This...

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From Belfast with Insight: Quality Improvement That Makes a Difference 

4/02/2026  By Anna Hammond FIEP, Quality & Excellence Project Lead  In January, I led a series of Quality Assurance (QA) visits to Belfast in my role as Quality & Excellence...

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Shelley Nelson

Why We Refreshed the Award in AI for Employability 

5/02/2026 By Shelley Nelson MAIEP, Learning & Development Manager When we first introduced the Award in AI for Employability, it was in response to early signals that artificial intelligence would...

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Waythrough Joins IEP as Capability Partner 

4/02/2026  By Vikkie Wilkinson FIEP, Director Social Enterprise & Employability at Waythrough  We are pleased to be a Capability Partner of the IEP aligning our employability work with the excellent standards of the UK’s only...

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