While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
Stephen Studd announced yesterday that he is to stand down as chief executive of SkillsActive after more than 16 years in the sector. Studd, who…
Team UK won five gold, two silver and six bronze medals in skills ranging from cooking, bricklaying and plumbing and visual merchandising, welding and car…
Further Education Minister John Hayes believes that WorldSkills is good for individuals, good for the country and good for the world. Speaking at the event,…
Three key figures from the world of business spoke to FE News about the importance of training and shared some of their good practice with…
UKSP, the information site for careers in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry, is giving teachers visiting the WorldSkills London 2011 event the chance…
Training providers must develop a more dynamic presence, according to the commercial director for Hawk Training, Crawford Knott. In an exclusive interview with FE News…
Wednesday 5 October was National Teachers Day and Lee Davis, deputy CEO of the Institute for Learning (IfL) and President of the Chartered Institute of…
Four businesses and an outstanding training manager were honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony yesterday for their outstanding contribution and commitment to training, learning and…
When Doug Hill entered the WorldSkills competition back in 1953, all he wanted to do was to prove to his dad that he was a…
Further Education colleges are facing a new, long-term challenge: that is, to ensure that they will be able to directly compete in a widening marketplace.…
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