NIACE calls for long-term Apprenticeship guarantee
Adult learning body NIACE is calling for an industry-wide charter to ensure apprentices are supported to learn for a career and not just their current…
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Coleg Cambria joins 157 Group
The 157 Group education association is racing ahead to extend its reach across all corners of the UK by signing up Coleg Cambria, the new…
Working to change the way we think about skills
Three incredible days last November, I believe, have set the agenda for raising the profile of further education, skills and apprenticeships for the next few…
Work Programme hails 62,000 successes over the quarter
The Work Programme helped 62,000 people find a job between April and June, according to the latest data from the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA).…
Student recruitment seen as the biggest challenge in FE
Nigel Rayner, head of Capita’s further and higher education business, examines the results of a recent survey of FE staff. It was interesting to note…
Solihull College puts social enterprise into curriculum
Solihull College has become the first college in the UK to build social enterprise into the curriculum, helping students develop life skills that contribute to…
MoD sees potential in apprentices
The Ministry of Defence is teaming up with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) to offer 15 Apprenticeship vacancies in Bristol. The defence organisation has…
Every college has a bottleneck problem
After a month spent helping several providers with assorted problems I’ve noticed a common theme. Each of the problems was the result of a bottleneck…
“Dangerously blunt instrument” being used to cut adult Apprenticeships, warns Edge
The government is using a “dangerously blunt instrument” to cut adult Apprenticeships by expecting employers to make up the difference when subsidies are reduced, according…
Valuing the alternatives
Another week, another step backwards in the march towards parity of esteem for vocational education. It was with a heavy heart that I read this…