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Using behavioural insights to examine benefit claimants’ approaches to training opportunities New research has identified the key influences on whether benefit claimants attend training, including…

Five years ago, I wrote an article on the perils of clearing that began like this: “On August 15 an 18-year-old near you will take…

For those involved in the provision and consumption of further education, there are several challenges to overcome. Available finance is often limited on both the…

AS the FE and wider skills landscape shifts, an effective self-assessment and the improvement plan that shakes out from this, is a key Ofsted expectation,…

The sectors I work with use the phone to contact employers to identify training and job opportunities for their customer base. Many people share with…

APPRENTICESHIPS will be an even more relevant and plausible path to career success in the transport and logistics sector as the Apprenticeship Levy unfolds, says…

As any charity Chief Exec will tell you, a large part of the job is looking ahead and planning. Budgets, investments, campaigns, events, staffing –…

One of my greatest regrets whilst Chief Executive at the Association of Colleges was in our failure, with partners, to arrest the decline of adult…

Last week, headlines ran ‘Corbyn and Greening clash on skills gap’ after Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and Education Secretary, Justine Greening, each addressed the…

With the Conservatives using their recent election manifesto to reaffirm their pledge to create three million more apprenticeships for young people by 2020, the role…