Small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the UK economy, yet encouraging more of them to participate in apprenticeships remains a challenge. While much...
As we await Alan Milburn’s final review of young people and work, much of the debate has understandably focused on the scale of youth inactivity,...
A college can achieve a strong staff survey response rate and still fail to hear from some of the people it most needs to understand....
In a special feature for FE News to mark Get the Nation Learning Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members...
The Government’s Youth Guarantee is a welcome recognition that too many young people are being left behind. But if it is to succeed over the...
Picture a meeting that covers a change to timetables, a new adjustments plan, or a restructure proposal. Everyone nods. Actions are agreed. Then, over the...
There has been increased debate over youth participation in education and employment, and the scale of the challenge is undeniable. Nearly one million young people...
Every November the Department for Education counts the school workforce, and every year the headline is about teachers. This year's count, published last month, is...
Think about the young people leaving further education this year. One might be heading to university. Another is starting an apprenticeship. One is going straight...
The forthcoming Budget and the Milburn Review will bring further focus onto participation, opportunity and workforce development; apprenticeships are once again set to occupy a...
@MuniraWilson MP will join the team @Hawk_Training for a roundtable discussion during #NationalApprenticeshipWeek #NAW2021 On Friday 12th February, Munira Wilson, MP for Twickenham, will join…
@UKScreenSkills is to lead the screen industries and education in developing national standards for training in high-tech roles in virtual production, it announced earlier this week at a Department for International Trade (DIT) mission on the future of…
The Transport team at Leeds College of Building (@WeAre_LCB) is celebrating the success of a unique training programme as the country marks National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2021),…
@TotalPeople is marking #NationalApprenticeshipWeek (8-14) by calling on employers across Greater Manchester to join forces and help apprentices to #LeadTheFuture. Leading North West apprenticeship provider, Total People, is…
@BurnleyCollege, based in East Lancashire, delivers teaching and learning to around 8,000 learners of all ages. The outstanding College already makes extensive use of G…
@OLDHAMCollege is showcasing ‘work ready’ learners whose career hopes have been put on hold by COVID-19 to mark #NationalApprenticeshipWeek 2021 (February 8-14). The FE provider…
@GowerCollege Swansea has teamed up with Mindful Education (@Mindful_Edu_UK) to offer a range of flexible accountancy courses that are delivered through a combination of online lessons…
Lord James Wharton was appointed chair of the Office for Students on Monday, 8 February. There are unfounded suggestions in the press that the appointment…
Four Gower College Swansea students have been presented with prizes for the under 18 category of the 9to90 Creative Community Portrait Competition. The annual competition,…
Professor Molly Stevens @ImperialCollege has won the FEBS/EMBO #WomeninScience Award in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements. Professor Stevens, of Imperial College London’s Departments of…
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