Opinion

Ofqual should not have double standards

One thing an assessment regulator should definitely not have is double standards; it undermines the core of their existence....

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

There are two levels of unfairness in FE

Mark Dawe made his maiden speech as chief executive of AELP at last year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference. One year...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Don’t abolish 16-18 apprenticeships!

IPPR are wrong – employers do want to give 16-18-year-olds apprenticeships. The real problem is that schools won’t promote...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Bring standards and EPA development under control

Funding isn’t the only big topic for debate in the apprenticeship reforms.  MPs on two Commons select committees have...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

The apprenticeships system needs a rethink if it’s going to succeed

With the sector reeling from proposed rate – cuts to 16-18 apprenticeships, the government needs to heed the findings...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Proposed changes to apprenticeships funding will hamper social mobility

With the sector reeling from proposed rate cuts to 16-18 apprenticeships, the government needs to heed the findings of...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Traineeships must be left alone to grow and thrive

Three years in, it’s a critical time for traineeships. Mark Dawe argues that we need to leave them be...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Hold fire over outright subcontracting ban

Mark Dawe explains warns against hasty decisions being made over subcontracting because of a new Skills Funding Agency (SFA)...

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe