While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
Alix Thomson, ECITB’s new Regional Chair for Wales and Senior Strategy Manager at Rhyal Engineering, is determined to bring businesses together to help put Wales…
Students and staff from Gower College Swansea have celebrated another fantastic year of academic and vocational excellence. At the Annual Student Awards event at Swansea.com…
The Department for Education and Department for Work and Pensions have published a new measure tracking how many learners start courses likely to lead to…
Artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping the world of work faster than the systems built to prepare people for it can respond. The latest episode…
Apprenticeships play a critical role in unlocking potential, building confidence, and developing work ready individuals, ultimately strengthening the workforce in Wales with the essential skills…
By Faith O’Brien, Managing Director, Cambrian Training Company The idea of a “job for life” has all but disappeared from the modern labour market. Across…
Winners of this year’s Aspiration Awards have today (25 June) been announced. Created by the education charity and leading vocational and technical awarding organisation NCFE, the awards, now in their ninth year, honour learners, educators and organisations across…
Thirty-eight further education students, aged 16-18, from eight colleges across the UK have successfully completed two major scaled infrastructure projects at Constructionarium as part of…
The organisation that represents work-based learning providers across Wales has raised concerns about the impact of proposed changes to the way apprenticeships are funded. The…
The adult skills system has made sustained progress in expanding access, increasing participation and supporting learners to achieve recognised qualifications. However, these gains do not…
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