Developing the digital skills for today’s employers
I was at a training event some weeks ago and I heard that a colleague’s son had recently graduated with a marketing degree, but that…
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What does employability really mean?
‘What do I need to do to get a job?’ It’s a question that is being asked in households across the country. Today 2.52 million…
WorldSkills 2013 – day one highlights
Team UK got off to a great start on the first day of the WorldSkills 2013 competition in Leipzig, Germany. Click on the video below watch…
Walsall College joins 157 Group
The first FE college to be ranked ‘outstanding’ under Ofsted’s new framework has become the latest member of the 157 Group education association. West Midlands-based…
Team UK arrives in Leipzig on hunt for WorldSkills 2013 medals
Team UK has arrived in Leipzig, Germay, on the hunt for medals at the 2013 WorldSkills competition. The team comprises 33 competitors aged between 18…
What a success!
Our sixth annual VQ Day took place in June and I’m delighted to say it was a huge success. Once again we had a wealth of…
Give young people skills for life
Good careers advice has never been so important, particularly at this time as the UK experiences a rise in the number of youngsters classified as…
FE sector reacts to Spending Review
Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a £11.5bn cuts package today that was brought on by slower than expected economic growth and deficit reduction. However, there was…
Are you (inadvertently) advertising on blacklisted sites?
During a recent marketing audit for a college I was told they were expanding their newspaper advertising as no other form of advertising seemed to…
Business and Further Education collaborate to address skills gaps
Working Knowledge has recently partnered with the award winning West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to deliver a series of five skills forums uniting…