Closing the skills gap needs a National Skills Strategy
Following the publication of AELP’s ‘Skills Means Growth‘ vision for a sustainable skills system, the organisation is publishing a series of articles expanding on each…
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You Cannot be Serious
Consequences of policy decisions are often unintended but they can be foreseen by those with experience of implementing them. Better still, we can use starting…
SES Renews Leeds College of Building as Apprenticeship Training Provider
A renewed partnership with SES Engineering Services (SES) is bringing 20 new apprentices to Leeds College of Building this September. SES selected the College to deliver a…
Leeds College of Building Plumbing Department Receives Top Exam Results
A recent examination report for Level 2 and 3 ‘technical’ plumbing qualifications at Leeds College of Building reveals exceptional results for 2023. Overall pass rates…
Leeds College of Building Celebrates Electrician Training Milestone
One hundred electricians have benefitted from free Level 3 ‘18th Edition Wiring Regulations’ training at Leeds College of Building thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority…
Former Bradford College Student Takes Next Steps as Costume Maker
Former Bradford College student Chanel de Angelis is flourishing after gaining a place on the talent development programme at the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).…
Bradford College BTEC Applied Science Students Get Grades “Beyond Wildest Dreams”!
Two Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma Applied Science students, Iqra Ditta and Junaid Ali, are elated after achieving D*DD grades (Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction) – the equivalent of A* AA…
LEVEL 3: FAB MEMBERS HAVE THEIR SAY ON LATEST QUALIFICATIONS REFORM PROPOSALS
The Federation has now submitted formal responses to Ofqual and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), following separate consultations on regulating Level 3…
College responds to BTEC cull with employment-ready solution
Walsall College has today announced a suite of hybrid A-levels to address the gap that the defunding of Level 3 qualifications will leave over the…
Calling on our MPs to protect student choice
Earlier this year, the government unveiled their plan to defund 160 level 3 qualifications, including 38 BTECs, by 2024. These qualifications are set to be…
