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 Learning Providers (ALP), talks to FE News about his concerns over the quality and the breadth of…
Graham Hoyle, chief executive of the Association of Learning Providers (ALP), talks to FE News about the realities of the Single Line Budget arrangement, which…
The Government has confirmed that it will abolish the Default Retirement Age (DRA) from 1 October 2011 (with phasing out starting on 6 April). New…
Train to Gain into Apprenticeship delivery, Permanent into Freelance – what next for FE professionals? The FE and Skills industry is changing. With the changes in…
Hospitality Industry Training (HIT) finance director Jill Whittaker talks to FE News about growth and diversification in Work-Based Learning sector. Ms Whittaker tells the HIT success story of diversification…
FE News catches up with Paul Eeles, the new chief executive of EMFEC, the independent organisation that exists to support customers, members and stakeholders to…
Gerry Brown explains how People 1st, the Hospitality Sector Skills Council, constantly checks for skills gaps or areas to improve in its sector. Mr Brown highlights…
Caroline Groom, JHP’s business improvement director, discusses how work-based learning skills providers can make a huge difference in the support and, ultimately, the long-term positive outcome…
BeOnsite’s Val Lowman discusses best practice in producing positive learner outcomes in the Welfare to Work and skills sectors. Ms Lowman explains how positive partnerships between…
Karen Riley, director of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), discusses how her organisation is working with the DWP on the new Work Programme. FE News caught up…
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