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There are now 11 applicants for every degree apprenticeship place in England, up from 3 just three years ago, according to government data. That competition...
Every year, apprenticeship providers brace themselves for a new set of funding rules. The annual ritual is familiar: download the document, highlight the changes, update...
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Further education (FE) and skills in the UK has come up against a lot of challenges in the last few years. Does FELTAG still have…
Last time I gave a few ideas regarding questioning techniques which new teachers, trainers and assessors could use. This covered: Open and closed questions Using…
The recent CMI-commissioned Degree Apprenticeship survey, carried out by Populus, makes interesting reading. It seems that, 83% of the 1003 parents interviewed would, if in…
The Education and Training Foundation, through their partner organisation the Adult Learning Improvement Network, recently staged three highly successful dissemination events to share the findings…
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Has there ever been a more interesting, exciting, yet potentially worrying time to be in the game of delivering apprenticeships? It’s interesting, because of the…
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