Could some students have better earning return studying at an FE college instead of university?
Social Mobility Commission calls for central information hub on labour market returns for HE and FE A new report out today by the Social Mobility…
Qualifications
Level 2 and 3 qualification reforms – a forward look
Karl Anderson explains why the new employer-led approvals system for level 3 technical qualifications is needed and how it will work. All the key reviews…
Micro-credentials in the Asia-Pacific
In September 2022 I had the honour of moderating the final panel of the APAC TVET Forum 2022, a panel all about micro-credentials. The panel…
AoC: “No qualifications which overlap with T Levels should be defunded until T Levels are fully tried and tested”
In response to today’s announcement by the Department of Education, confirming the defunding of a number of qualifications, Association of Colleges, the national voice for…
What is the future of Micro, Nano and Digital credentialing?
#Credentials #DigitalCredentials #MicroCredentials #NanoCredentials! Micro, Nano, Digital. Do they all mean the same thing? Do different countries define them differently? All of these terms have…
When is a qualification, not a qualification? Defunding the Level 3
The defunding of level three qualifications took a swerve toward the peculiar following the national announcement earlier this month. Whilst there are clearly obvious overlaps…
Manage Your Money and Boost Your Maths Skills with a Free Course from Futures
Is failing to achieve a maths qualification in school impacting your money management ability? However you feel about maths, you’re not alone. We all use…
What are the 160 Level 3 qualifications DfE wants to chop to make way for T-Levels?
The Department for Education has published a provisional list of 160 Level 3 Qualifications that overlap with T-levels. These qualifications are set to be scrapped…
Scrapping Level 2 Qualifications would be a Disaster on a National Scale
Proposals to scrap important Level 2 qualifications for entry level workers would further extend the recruitment crisis for years to come, warns Adrian Grove, Business…
Learning providers to deliver Wales’ new jobs programme for young adults
Two leading work-based learning providers will be helping to deliver the new Jobs Growth Wales+ programme for young people which has been launched by the…
