Young people not in education, employment or training have often missed out on opportunities to develop essential employment skills. The Nuffield Foundation has launched a...
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...
Learning providers are vital to retail business success according to Skillsmart Retail. That was the message the sector skills council’s chief executive, Anne Seaman, delivered…
Tory MP says bureaucracy holds colleges back from expanding into HE The Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, John Hayes, has called for broader access to…
Employers who keep workforce happy and healthy have chance to win recognition This year’s National Business Awards gives employers who keep their workforce happy…
Survey reveals a nation more committed to training than ever before The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has released its findings from the National Employer…
DIUS and DWP working together to deliver skills. A closer working partnership between DIUS and the Department of Work and Pensions is essential for…
David Way, National Director for Apprenticeships at LSC writes his monthly column for FE News. This month he discusses fair pay for apprentices. The World-class…
National Heritage Training Group calls for more specialist training. Due to a skills and knowledge gap amongst specialist workers and building professionals, the UK’s heritage…
Learning providers and colleges in talks with LSC to extend Train to Gain profitability as research reveals how slim margins are. Training providers and colleges…
UK’s largest learning festival showcases what’s on offer for adults wanting to return to learning. Adult Learners’ Week is less than three weeks away. The…
John Hayes, Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, on the machinery of Government and the demise of the LSC. Skills provide the key to unlocking both…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
