David Hughes, AoC discusses Skills plan and T Levels at the AELP conference
David Hughes, AoC discusses Skills plan and T Levels at the AELP conference. David chats about Skills Plan and T-Levels, particularly 3 big tests for…
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AoC Appoint New Deputy Chief Executive
Kirsti Lord, Acting Principal at City College Coventry, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Executive for Member Services of the Association of Colleges.…
“Fundamental culture change” needed to address skills shortage in UK
The Open University and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have come together to call for a national skills strategy with long term investment and reform…
Colleges forced to refer students with mental health issues directly to A&E
New research carried out by the membership organisation, the Association of Colleges (AoC) [i], has revealed that three quarters (74%) of further education colleges in…
AoC’s David Hughes chats about improving youth social mobility
David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) chats about improving social mobility for young people at the Youth Employment Convention. David discusses…
AoC’s David Hughes discusses the opportunities & challenges for colleges in 2017
Association of Colleges (AoC) Chief Executive David Hughes discusses the opportunities and challenges for colleges in 2017. David discusses Area Reviews, implementing the skills plan,…
AoC President Ian Ashman discusses Mental Health in Colleges
Ian Ashman, AoC President discusses Mental Health in Colleges. Ian is calling for this year of his Presidency to be the Year of Mental Health.…
David Hughes discusses the AoC review, a more confident sector and English & Maths
We catch up with David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) after his first speech at the AoC annual conference as the…
The Association of Colleges warns of a crisis in mental health support for young people and adults
‘Year of mental health’ launched at the Association of Colleges Annual Conference Colleges have seen a massive increase of over 85%[i] in the mental health…
AoC calls for increase education and training funding to 5% of GDP
The Chancellor Philip Hammond will announce the conclusions of the Autumn Statement on 23 November and his decisions will be crucial for the future of…