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...
Global University Systems, the international education group, announces it has become a signatory to the CANIE Accord (Climate Action Network for International Educators), as part…
Trends and considerations around comparisons There were an estimated 100,000 working days lost because of labour disputes across the UK in June 2024. The majority…
Swapping the paint brush for a career in the rail and infrastructure sector has paid dividends for Wayne Hardman. The Black Country-based trainee trainer’s rapid…
Newcastle University, a member of the Russell Group, is now using Explorance Blue and Explorance MLY as it develops its provision to support an institutional…
Having launched Hydrogen Safe, which acts as a conduit between industry and education, I’m no stranger to the ongoing debate about the skills shortage in…
With A-Level results on Thursday this week (August 15), tips on how to get through the Clearing process have been shared by a student at…
The number of apprentices following a bilingual course has more than doubled since the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol began working in the sector, with the number…
JTL, a leading independent apprenticeship provider in the electrical and plumbing trades, is set to break ground on a new state-of-the-art training hub in Preston.…
This morning, Kirklees College officially opened its Enrolment Hotline call centre, taking queries from the public who want to join a course starting in September.…
A new end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) has been recognised by Ofqual to assess apprenticeships in the public, health, and care sectors. Advance EPA was founded…
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