100,000 placements is a welcome start. Who helps young people get to day one? In thirty-five years working in careers guidance, I have watched a...
Term has started, and colleges are still settling timetables and filling gaps in delivery. It's a good moment to look at who's teaching under subcontracted...
Adult learners are already investing in new careers; policy should turn that commitment into a connected journey from entry-level competence to higher technical progression. The...
The funded management ladder has gone. Team Leader at Level 3, Operations Manager at Level 5, Chartered Manager at Level 6, Coaching Professional, Improvement Practitioner,...
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...
West Nottinghamshire College was celebrating last week after being awarded ‘star status’ as part of the highly regarded Best Companies accreditation scheme. The college, which…
Condition Training Limited, Greater Manchester Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and standards…
VTCT, the not-for-profit awarding body, has announced a partnership with Edexcel to add its expertise in the Hair and Beauty sector. UK students in both…
Learndirect is calling for individuals and businesses to celebrate its 2.5 million learners from across the UK by putting forward a training provider or local…
The Training Foundation has called for a joined up approach to providing education and skills, as it secured further support for its TAP Learning System.…
Professional Business and Training Solutions, London Summary of grades awarded: Effectiveness of provision Satisfactory: Grade 3 Capacity to improve Satisfactory: Grade 3 Achievement and…
Nearly 200,000 workers will be able to benefit from training as 11 major businesses, including Phones4u, Network Rail, BUPA and British Gas, make the Skills…
Three leading software manufacturers have launched plans to transform global education with a new multi-sector research project aimed at improving assessment. Cisco, Intel and Microsoft…
Further Education Minister Siôn Simon has awarded Learning and Skills Beacon status to 13 Further Education and skills providers at The Gibson Hall in London…
The Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC), which develops collaborative contracts for the nation’s colleges to lower the cost of goods and services, has pledged to cut…
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