Upskilling: the key to employee (and employer) satisfaction
At the start of 2023, we reflect on changes and practices that may help us improve our personal and professional lives. Among them, upskilling, which…
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Workforce Regrowth: FE’s role in the ever-changing skills picture
It’s no secret that the Coronavirus crisis has highlighted the need for Further Education providers to prepare students for an unpredictable and fast changing workplace.…
This time it’s personal – meeting the needs of Gen Z learners
The next generation of students — dubbed Generation Z, or sometimes Zoomers — will soon be flooding into higher and further education. Millennials may be…
Edtech accessibility: why software design is as important as hardware provision
Since the pandemic began, discussion around access to education technology has focused emphatically on inequalities in hardware provision. Senior figures in government, tech and education…
The Dawn of FE’s Digital Age?
In just a few months, the FE landscape has changed beyond recognition. Previously full colleges and classrooms have disappeared and in their place we’ve seen…
Protecting student success through flexible learning
These are unprecedented times. As we continue to deal with the extraordinary side-effects of the global coronavirus outbreak, normal life has been effectively suspended and…
Moving the needle for FE: How do government spending commitments stack up?
How can the government’s spending commitments move the needle for #FE? Further Education (FE) institutions have long been promised the full attention of the Department…
Exploring the true power of technology for FE colleges
In the face of dwindling budgets, increasing student numbers, an unknown employment market and heightened competition, FE colleges are increasingly turning to technology to deliver…
Tackling falling adult student numbers in the UK is a priority
If Further Education is considered the overlooked middle child of the UK’s education system, adult learning might be seen as a distant cousin. The Learning…
How distance learning can plug the UK’s skills shortage
#FE colleges’ step-change in willingness to embrace distance learning Remote learning is not a new concept for educators. Today, there are nearly 400,000 distance learners…