Is Simplicity the Key to Unlocking Apprenticeships in the ‘New’ World?
It is with great interest that I see the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE) have given consent for the Public Sector to develop…
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Friday thought article – Change of Control / Ownership
We applaud the ESFA for reinforcing this week in their ‘weekly update to providers about the contractual requirement to give the ESFA 12 weeks’ notice,…
Knowing Your Customer
‘The customer is the foundation of a business and keeps it in existence. He (or she) alone gives it employment’ (Peter Drucker 1963). Have you…
Patrick goes back to basics
I have been in the VET (Vocational Education and Training) arena for over 20 years now, in various guises in Colleges, Awarding Organisations, Private Training…
Where was the Guarantee Boris – Your Sound Bites will Finally Catch Up with You!
I am sure everyone was listening in anticipation yesterday to The Chancellor pronouncing his headline spending plans. For me, I was travelling from Blackpool to…
Psychological Safety – Actually ‘getting stuff done’ is about creating a positive organisational culture
My Friday thought articles have been focused around governance, agile leadership, organisational culture, ethical relationships and operational improvements. I have been in the educational landscape…
Come on Boris – You Said There Would be Guarantee for Young People
Whilst the wheels of Government are slow to turn, the past three months has shown that where there is a will – there is a…
Corporate Governance – what is it and do I need it?
Thoughts and ideas about governance are in constant fluctuation, therefore making it difficult to describe what governance is and how it should look. Corporate governance…
What can we learn from the Australian approach to apprenticeships in schools?
The disruption to the provision of training as a result of Covid-19 is an opportunity for policy makers and training providers to revisit the UK’s…
Operational improvements – Kaizen and Continuous Improvement in FE
Following on from last weeks ‘Agile Leadership’, I want to open and explore avenues of improvement approaches. Given where we are currently are with COVID-19…