Last week, I joined representatives from Parliament, employers, business organisations, awarding bodies and the wider skills sector at the New Statesman Politics Live event to...
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...
FE video covers a variety of topics in further education, skills and employability, including apprenticeships and the future of learning and work. A combination of livestream video, user generated videos and education video articles.
Graham Hoyle, chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), gives an overview of his trade body’s 2012 annual conference. Speaking at…
Rob Wye, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), discusses how his organisation can benefit training providers that engage with it. …
Michael Davis, chief executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) outlines his group’s recent skills survey. One of the headlining findings…
Ann Pickering, HR director at mobile phone giant O2, discusses Apprenticeships and skills from an employer’s perspective. Pickering believes employers need to be much…
FE News catches up with Declan Swan, director of the newly launched Institute of Employability Professionals (IEP). Swan outlines the thinking behind the IEP, and…
Lorna Unwin, of the Institute of Education, believes a greater aspiration for vocational education is needed in order for it to play a role in…
Peter Lauener, chief executive of the Education Funding Agency, talks about the importance of the learning provider sector for 16-18 educational and training. Lauener…
Verity Bullough of the National Careers Service outlines her thoughts for the new group.Bullough explains how the service is tuned to addressing 21st-century challenges, such…
Geoff Russell, outgoing chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency, offers his insights on the funding issues that he has tackled during his time…
Jan Hodges, chief executive of Edge, gives an update on the work the independent education foundation is doing for the sector. Speaking with FE News…
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