A decade ago, digital skills were often seen as specialist knowledge. Today, they sit alongside English and maths as essential workplace literacies. Sustainability is now...
Before our sector rushes to introduce apprenticeship quality measures, it’s time we made better use of the strongest public indicator we already have. An industry...
The UK’s labour market currently faces a growing contradiction. At the same time as businesses report persistent skills shortages, nearly a million young people aged...
As apprenticeships are, by definition, an employment-based programme, you might reasonably expect the pattern of apprenticeship starts to broadly track trends in the labour market. Having worked in the sector for over 20...
AI is beginning to shape young people’s transitions from education to work. Increasingly, career development practitioners are using large language models to support guidance sessions and for resource creation...
The Skills White Paper claims colleges have been treated as "second rate" despite impressive results compared to others. Does our misaligned quality model and music...
There is a persistent and costly misunderstanding at the heart of workforce design in Further Education. We continue to measure people against roles that were...
The quality of initial teacher training (ITT) in further education (FE) is again under review, but this time with a sharper regulatory edge. From 2026,...
At Milton Keynes, we were the first FE College Group in the country to receive the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) inspection, and I’m delighted to...
Geoffrey Hinton and I have something in common. We both studied and worked in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence department at the University of...
Find out about the latest executive appointments in the sector, or further your own FE Career here.
WU Executive Academy has appointed Sebastian Kortmann as its new Dean, effective January 2026, as the institution positions itself to strengthen its standing in an…
Julie Kapsalis, CEO and Principal at Nescot college in Epsom, has achieved a remarkable trio of prestigious awards – including an MBE – in recognition…
Specialist apprenticeship training provider Damar Training is announcing a series of strategic leadership appointments as the organisation enters its next phase of development. Nick Heard-Jones appointed Chief Operating Officer …
Ex-commander in chief of Ukrainian armed forces joins London based new market entrant (London, UK) International Humanitarian College of London (IHCL Ltd) is proud to…
Inspire Education Group (IEG) has appointed James Whybrow as its new Vice Principal for Apprenticeships and Higher Education, effective from 9 March 2026. James will…
A former director in the education and training sector has joined Leeds College of Building (LCB) as Assistant Principal -Partnerships & Adults. Carly Sidebottom joins…
Professor Wendy Loretto has been appointed as the new Head and Dean of Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, marking a significant…
The Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network (GMLPN) is delighted to announce that Andy Turner, WBL Skills & Participation Development Officer at Rochdale Borough Council, has…
OAL is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Cook FIEP, Managing Director of Cognisoft Ltd, to our Board of Directors. Emma brings over 35…
Natalie Campbell MBE, current co-Chief Executive of the social enterprise Belu Water, has been announced as the incoming Chair of The Workforce Development Trust. The…
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