Cover story · October 2026
“Confident with AI tools” is turning up in ordinary job ads. A big survey of employers, out in September, says the bar is lower than it sounds. Few firms use AI heavily, few care about a qualification, and most would rather train you than replace you.
Cover story
“Confident with AI tools” is turning up in ordinary job ads. A big survey of employers, out in September, says the bar is lower than it sounds. Few firms use AI heavily, few care about a qualification, and most would rather train you than replace you.
It’s open-day season. Here are seven questions worth asking when you go back as an adult, from what a normal week looks like to what it will cost, plus the College’s dates this month.
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Twenty-one, running the Saturday shift, and three of the team are over forty. What one young supervisor changed in six weeks, and why asking for advice made him look more capable.
How Kai brought the team roundAlso this month
The clocks go back on 25 October. One free change keeps your energy up all winter.
Changed jobs this year? Five minutes with your payslip could be worth up to £210 a month.
“Dudley College of Technology has a strong reputation for providing high-quality further education across the region.”
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“You are treated like an adult instead of a child.”
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“An opportunity to access good careers...”
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Thirty-two learners were honoured at the Black Country Living Museum on 10 September, with the awards presented by chief executive Diana Martin.
Twenty-six of the 31 A Level subjects recorded a 100% pass rate, and almost a third of T Level students achieved a Distinction.
Jacqui Smith MP came to see the training on offer. More than 2,500 people have completed a programme there in five years.
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