City & Guilds and NEF partner to boost STEM skills and training
The New Engineering Foundation (NEF) industry association is partnering with awarding body City & Guilds to improve the quality of vocational education and training for…
FE Archive
Call for Traineeship support backbone
The Education and Training Foundation is calling for ideas to develop a support programme for providers as they begin to deliver Traineeships. To be delivered…
Flexible providers will ride out multiple FE challenges, says AELP
FE is beset with challenges but independent training providers are well placed to tackle them because of their record of being quick to adapt to…
Many leadership development programmes are still haphazard and incoherent
I am writing this after six weeks as Interim CEO. Initially, I have had to concentrate on moving the organisation forwards to reach our goal…
Calls for apprenticeship revolution as participation hits all time high
A report published today is calling for an “apprenticeship revolution” as new figures show participation in the programme is at an all-time high. Some 150,000-…
Apprenticeship reform needs careful handling
The BIS department has reportedly received over 200 responses to its consultation on the future funding of apprenticeships and given the scale of change being…
Half of employers believe education system not meeting business needs
Half of employers believe the education system does not adequately prepare school leavers for the world of work, according to research published today by awarding…
The changing face of access – a positive response to 24+ loans
The Access to HE Diploma is one programme that is actually benefitting from the introduction of the new and contentious 24+ Adult Advanced Learner Loan.…
Is your college a commodity or an authority?
Last week I had an “out of the blue” call from the Ops Director of a business that is the UK market leader in its…
Too many adults risk losing jobs over lack of skills
Too many adults are vulnerable to losing their jobs because they do not have the opportunity to gain the skills to compete in today’s rapidly…