Apprenticeships through the hour glass and the cost of change
Quality over quantity Listening carefully to government spokespersons, during National Apprenticeship Week and since; it seems to me that they are not really pushing for…
Month: March 2017
Student-chefs compete in street food competition
Catering students showcased their culinary expertise this week by taking part in an inter-campus Street Food competition. Student-chefs from Bangor, Lisburn and Newtownards campuses competed…
Deaf young people not achieving same FE qualifications as hearing peers
Data published by the Department for Education yesterday (Thursday 30 March) shows deaf young people in England are still failing to achieve the same qualifications…
RateMyApprenticeship’s data shows a positive outlook for apprenticeship growth
With the introduction of the Apprenticeship levy next month, there has never been a more exciting time within further education. Apprenticeships are set to get…
Flagship apprenticeships policies will not fill growing skills gap, MPs warn
Apprenticeship Levy and three million ‘starts’ target need sectoral and regional focus The Government’s flagship apprenticeships policies have a worrying lack of focus and will…
Stonemasonry students at Bath College impress with carvings for Lovell Stone Group competition
Students produced some impressive carvings for a college competition sponsored by Lovell Stone Group. Full-time and love2learn stonemasonry students spent a week creating carvings to be…
New businesses back the Northern Powerhouse
Santander, Ernst & Young and Eversheds LLP are among the latest wave of organisations to have pledged their commitment to create jobs, attract investment and…
Bradford College boxer jets to Canada
A Bradford College student tipped to become the next Nicola Adams has flown to Canada to take on an Olympian. Nineteen-year-old Jade Ashmore was invited…
The recommendations from the Select committee’s Apprenticeships report and the sector response
An influential committee of MP’s, formed by the Education and Business Committees, published it’s 54-page Apprenticeships report today (click here to view the full report).…
The Apprenticeship Levy does not go far enough and needs to be refocused says AAT
AAT has long supported measures to address decades of chronic underinvestment in skills but we don’t think the Levy goes far enough. AAT has always…