Bradford College Selected as Finalist in Beacon Awards 2024/2025
Bradford College is a finalist in two categories of the highly sought-after Beacon Awards 2024/2025. Run by the Association of Colleges (AoC), the Beacon Awards celebrate exemplary…
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Skills Minister announces Local Government Pension Scheme for FE Colleges and National Insurance support
Skills Minister Jacqui Smith confirms National Insurance support and Local Government Pension Scheme for FE Colleges FE Colleges to be given Employer National Insurance support…
Sir Martyn Oliver’s AoC Speech: Working Together to Shape the Future Skills System
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, announced key changes to FE inspection processes. Following the “Big Listen” consultation, single-word judgements will be replaced with detailed…
AoC Report: Colleges See International Activity Rebound, but Challenges Remain
International activity in colleges is stabilising after the pandemic and Brexit, but policy challenges remain, a new survey has found. Introduction The International Survey Report,…
The future skills system: an action plan for change
Dame Julie Mellor, Chair of The Skills Federation, outlines a four-point action plan to address the UK’s skills challenges, including a national industrial strategy, workforce…
Bradford College Wins UK’s Biggest Sustainability Competition in Further Education
Bradford College(@BradfordCollege) has triumphed in this year’s Planet Earth Games – the biggest sustainability competition for the UK further education sector. With over 3,000 good deeds for…
The Advanced British Standard must be backed by FE investment, says AoC
If the Prime Minister wants to realise his vision for the Advanced British Standard (ABS), he must back investment in further education colleges, David Hughes,…
Welcome to a new age of digital enlightenment
Artificial intelligence takes the spotlight at this year’s Association of Colleges conference The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) at this year’s AoC conference was undeniable. …
Second survey to inform Apprenticeship Workforce Development programme now live
Today (14 November 2023), all individuals involved in the delivery of apprenticeships are invited to participate in the latest training needs analysis survey to give…
