STEM strategies – get your students ready for employment opportunities
Aligning Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education and training provision to employer needs is crucial if we are to generate sustained economic growth. The…
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Half of employers prefer VQs over academic qualifications
Half of employers value vocational qualifications more than those obtained through the academic route, according to research published today. A survey of 1,000 small, medium…
Report calls for vocational qualification shake-up
Vocational qualifications should be streamlined with employers given more control of a simplified system to boost their relevance, according to a government-commissioned review. The Review…
Why sustainability means caring about learner outcomes
A few weeks ago a good friend who works in education asked me why she should care about sustainability. It is a profound question and…
Jaguar Land Rover announces push for more female engineers
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is calling on more young women to consider engineering careers as it launches a search for up to 150 new apprentices.…
Creating Excellence in Governance – a timely review
Few can doubt the importance of college governance. College governing bodies are responsible for determining the mission and character of their colleges and deciding which…
The entrepreneurial FE provider
More and more colleges are teaching entrepreneurship and many embrace the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy concept. This is excellent. We are a nation that have…
FE reacts to Apprenticeship reforms
Plans to reform Apprenticeships to boost employer engagement, including the deployment of so-called trailblazer pilots, have prompted mixed reactions from leaders in the FE and…
Updates from the Edge Foundation annual lecture and conference
Earlier this month we held the fourth Edge Foundation Annual Lecture and Conference at the RSA in London. Newly promoted Minister of State for Skills…
Signals for success: young people and technology
Young people and technology – the wired generation has a high speed connection to the information superhighway. Adept at tweeting, texting and typing, this new…