Apprenticeship Assessment Reform: Risks, Opportunities and the Year Ahead
If 2025 was a year of reform announcements for the FE and skills system – and it was, from V-levels to professional development to new ways of funding…
Apprenticeship Standards
Here are the latest news and thought leadership articles on Apprenticeship Standards. Apprenticeship standards were first developer in 2013 as a part of the Richard’s Review of Apprenticeships. Apprenticeship Standards are employer led and now replace the previous Apprenticeship ‘Frameworks’.
Apprenticeship standards were first introduced in 2017.From 2020, all apprenticeship starts are standards.
Apprenticeship standards show what an apprentice will be doing and the skills required of them, by job role. Standards are developed by employer groups known as ‘trailblazers’.
You can use the apprenticeship standard finder on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education website
London’s Build Academy welcomes Minister for Industry
The initiative, funded by CITB in partnership with FMB and London’s Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, gives the next generation the practical skills and experience they need for a career in construction Today, the Construction Industry…
Impact Futures Group Expands Through Acquisition of Specialist Healthcare Sector Training Provider Caring for Care
Impact Futures Group (IFG), the UK’s leading training provider for the critical sectors of health, social care, childcare, early years, education and youth services, is…
Mayor signs first-of-its-kind partnership to train thousands of construction workers
City Region needs estimated 9,000 extra construction workers in next five years Mayor Steve Rotheram today signed a first-of-its-kind training agreement to tackle an estimated shortfall of 9,000 building…
“It is our social and moral responsibility to turn disadvantage to advantage” – Elaine Bowker backs Government’s apprenticeship scheme expansion
A college principal today backed the Government’s apprenticeship scheme expansion saying institutions like hers have a “social and moral responsibility” to turn disadvantage to advantage.…
When Words Shape Worlds: Rethinking Literacy in the Age of Thinking Machines
As artificial intelligence begins to shape the way we write, speak, and learn, our understanding of literacy must evolve. This article explores how writing remains…
From Performance Partners to Admins: What Happened to L&D’s Influence?
15 years ago, Learning and Development (L&D) teams sat at the centre of business performance. They were internal consultants, diagnosing capability gaps and designing tailored…
Closing the Safety Gap, Why Policy Alone Won’t Protect the Workforce
As a freelance education consultant with over 20 years’ experience in Further Education, I’ve spent my career helping institutions design the best possible provisions to…
Further Education and Skills sector ‘starved of funding’, MPs call for urgent investment
The Education Committee has laid out a blueprint for how the Government should spread prosperity and achieve its mission of economic growth by investing in…
Engineers of Tomorrow Celebrate Graduation
Midlands-based multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group proudly celebrated the achievements of its latest cohort of pre-apprenticeship students on Thursday 3rd July, with a graduation ceremony held at…