Government reviewing back to work schemes after law breach
The government is reviewing its back-to-work programmes after The Court of Appeal ruled that an unpaid work experience scheme was unlawful. Judges agreed with a…
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Maths for us
A couple of months ago NIACE, with a range of other national partners, began to talk about an adult maths initiative that could take a…
Sector responds to Gove’s GCSE u-turn
Education Secretary Michael Gove has scrapped controversial plans to replace GCSEs with a new English Baccalaureate certificate (EBC). The proposals had prompted widespread concern from the…
How to make the skills system more responsive to employer demand
Graham Hoyle argues that unused monies must be transferred in year to those providers best positioned to meet priority demand. The recent mid-term review published…
AELP welcomes Common Accord guide
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has positively acknowledged the importance of offering best practice to training providers by following the sector’s new…
Liverpool’s Scientiam training provider enters administration
Liverpool-based training provider Scientiam has collapsed into administration putting around 70 jobs at risk. The company, best known for being behind the retail training centre…
A lesson in employability
FE News hears from Peter Westgarth, CEO at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, on how the charity can help FE institutions to prepare students for…
Make your social engagement fighting fit: promote your sports facilities on social media
By now, you should be thinking about how you can use social media to promote you institution and recruit new students. But how do you…
2013: The year for vocational learning
One month into 2013 and already it looks like this year is set to be an important one for the development of vocational education in…
Sector responds to proposed A Level changes
Earlier this week Education Secretary Michael Gove outlined proposed changes to A Levels in a letter to exam regulator Ofqual. The changes would bring to…