50% of Providers Ignore Course Enquiries
Each year FE spends huge sums on marketing. A lot of that money is wasted! How do I know? Looks at these facts. Over Easter…
Stefan Drew
Merger: Does Bigger Mean Better?
”Tis the season for merger! Following Area Reviews a lot of mergers have taken place or are going through the process. We could soon see…
Why Teaching is a Dying Profession … Discuss.
The agricultural revolution was followed by the industrial revolution and we have now entered the digital revolution. The digital revolution means the end of teaching…
What’s Wrong With FE Websites?
I remember the heady days when we didn’t have websites, server problems, SEO issues and all those delights so many FE marketers suffer today. But…
Transatlantic Marketing Lessons: How do we fare?
We are often told that what happens today in the US will happen here tomorrow. So what can we learn about FE marketing from US…
FE Fails the Quality Test
I contend that quality is often sadly lacking across FE. Of course I’m always delighted when I read that an FE provider has won recognition…
Why Some College Restaurants Need to Close
Why bother with college restaurants? What function do they serve? Like all commercial activities in colleges they should be there to enhance the students’ learning…
FE At Risk: Clear & Present Danger
FE is at Risk. No I don’t mean the ongoing lack of funding, Area Reviews or even Inspections. Those are risks we are all well…
Trivial Colleges Will Go Extinct First
My last article, entitled FE Colleges Face Extinction, was published in April. An incredible 174 people have shared that article on LinkedIn alone, so I…
Managing FE Projects & Herding Cats
In many senses managing a college is the same as managing any other business. And to be successful you need to be able to manage…