The UK will need hundreds of thousands of new construction workers in the coming years to meet demand for housing, infrastructure and clean energy projects....
The debate about whether AI belongs in education is rapidly becoming redundant. The more important question is what education does now that AI is already...
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....
“The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) yesterday celebrated the achievements of 22 providers in delivering high quality training to employers. At an event in London…
“The Learning And Skills Council in collaboration with the London Skills And Employment Board will invest £600 million across the capital to help enhance skills…
“Chris Banks has been reappointed as Chairman of the Learning and Skills Council for a further three years.In writing to re-appoint Mr Banks the Prime…
“The Mayor of London and the London Development Agency (LDA) yesterday announced a new training programme to help tackle childhood obesity with a pioneering scheme…
“ The world’s first Masters qualification in Inspection and Evaluation has been developed by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI) and the University of Warwick. It…
Training and employment opportunities in Lancashire are set to receive a £1,960,000 boost. The European Social Fund (ESF) has awarded the Lancashire Learning and Skills…
“ The Conservative Party could scrap the LSC and plan a radical overhaul of state funding in vocational education if they come to power. In…
“ Today, all the talk in the Further Education sector revolved around the announcement from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) that it is to…
“After a week of confusion, disappointment, and elation in some quarters over the delayed introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs), FE News takes a reflective…
“While most FE colleges are preparing to wind down for the well-earned summer break, Barnfield College in Luton is gearing up for major expansion, which…
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