Opinion

Off-the-job training should be a selling point, not a sticking point

It is very clear that many apprenticeship providers are struggling to persuade employers to buy into the new 20-per-cent...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Ofsted is vital to good apprenticeship provision – now more than ever

Key6 Group was found to be “not fit for purpose” – and the majority of their 200+ recruits weren’t...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Change is coming – but can the apprenticeship market handle it?

Employers are paying too much for their apprenticeships, according to the Department for Education. Officials “expected” employers would negotiate...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Apprenticeship starts slip further behind as November flops

There were just 27,000 apprenticeship starts last November according to figures published by the government this morning, 40 percent...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Staff vote to strike over pay at more than a dozen colleges

Staff at more than a dozen colleges have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. Industrial action is due to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

200,000 FE staff are now trained in Prevent

Over 200,000 people working in FE have completed training to help them understand their duty to prevent the radicalisation...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Let’s maintain the upward Ofsted trend for colleges!

Our analysis of colleges’ Ofsted grades suggests a significant improvement in the past five months. By the end of...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

College sector performance continues rapid improvement

Just under three quarters of colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, as the sector’s rapid improvement...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

National College for Nuclear launched

A national college planning to train the bulk of the country’s workforce for Britain’s nuclear industry opens today. The...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford