The most important word in apprenticeships is not achievement. That is not about diminishing the importance of completion or success. Achievement matters. It signals that...
In the second part of our special feature for FE News to mark Youth Employment Week, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings...
There is growing evidence that sustainability is moving from a specialist function into mainstream business operations Employers are increasingly seeking professionals who combine technical business...
This is Part Two of three on children, social media and the ban. The government is introducing legislation to bar children from the platforms. It...
When Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham walks into Number 10- be that Downing Street or the ‘Number 10 of the north’ in Manchester- what should his...
The idea that a career in research is becoming obsolete is easy to understand. It is also wrong, but not for the reasons you might expect. Behind the debate about research careers lies a more...
It’s Youth Employment Week, and in a special feature for FE News, Alison Morris, Director of Policy at Skills Federation brings together members Adrian Wookey,...
Aspiring marketers are set to enter the industry at a challenging, but exciting time. Competition for jobs may only become greater, with the recent Milburn...
Picture this. A member of your teaching staff is three weeks into a formal performance improvement process. Observations have been graded as requiring improvement. You...
This is Part One of three on the under-sixteen social media ban: how we got here, whether it is right and what comes next. On...
Union learning rep Joanna Szmit got a shock when she arrived at a reception in Westminster with John Denham, Secretary of State for Skills and…
There was a touch of drizzle in the air in Marylebone. But 12 students of French, Spanish and Business Studies from the Compton School hadn’t…
There are problems, or so I am told, in being rich, especially if you suddenly discover that you no longer have as much money as…
The principal of Merseyside’s St Helens College, Pat Bacon, has been unveiled by the Association of Colleges (AoC) as its new President. Ms Bacon pipped Cirencester…
The Ystrad Mynach College serves the educational and training needs of communities within Caerphilly and Upper Rhymney Valley area of Wales. Over the last ten…
Scotland’s Colleges premiered its short film, Skills Without Debt, last week to raise awareness of student debt in the country. The film offers first-hand accounts…
With thousands of people losing their jobs each week as a result of the worst economic downturn in decades, I am encouraged by the many…
Thousands of training opportunities have been opened up by the launch of a new centre for the National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) at Thames…
Talent Training, Newcastle Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Good: Grade 2 Capacity to improve Good: Grade 2 Achievement and standards Good: Grade…
Employers, learners and apprentices in the South West region have been recognised and awarded for their achievements by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The…
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