Alan Cave says goodbye to Welfare to Work sector
Alan Cave, former DWP Delivery Director, reflects on the industry he has left as he prepares for a new role in Serco outside the welfare…
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Kerry’s Odyssey
How do we engage more people in learning? We have plenty of stories of people getting bitten by the highly infectious ‘learning bug’ which has…
Call to join the Institute of Employability Professionals
Since the Work Programme commenced in June 2011, the industry has seen a dramatic cultural and step change. Providers are now required to be much…
Government to launch FE Guild after Lord Lingfield backing
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has announced plans to form an FE Guild after the concept received backing from Lord Lingfield’s review into the sector. Lord…
Using video to promote your college
YouTube is now the second largest search engine in the world. This shouldn’t surprise anyone when Google, who also own the biggest search engine in…
A relic of the past? Is there a future for the printed prospectus?
In these days of all things social (in media terms), is there still a place for the printed college prospectus? At one time, there was…
Warwickshire College unveils first UK-backed FE college in China
Warwickshire College has become the first educational establishment in the UK to open an FE college in China as part of a new breakthrough project.…
Harnessing the power of parents through social media
If you had to choose, who would you expect to be the top influencer of your students’ course choices? Peers, parents, teachers, careers advisors? Well,…
2011/12 Apprenticeship figures show further rise in starts
Apprenticeship starts across all levels rose by nearly 50,000 to 502,500 over the past year, according to statistics published today. The provisional data shows particularly…
Public and professional opposition to Gove’s baccalaureate
A survey from YouGov’s Teacher Track system suggests 50% of teachers in England oppose the government’s plan to scrap GCSEs for a new baccalaureate system.…