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DIY skills in store for Homebase students

Home is where the art is for staff at a well-known DIY chain who achieved City and Guilds qualifications...

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Hairdresser duo ahead of the competition

Two Midland college students have been getting ahead of the competition in regional WorldSkills Competitions. Burton and South Derbyshire...

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Students earn their leadership spurs

Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur have teamed up with a London college to develop students’ leadership skills. The College...

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Is the De Vere case a one-off, asks Marsden

The Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service have no idea how many providers are running introductory apprenticeships...

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New minister says he’s ‘learning and listening’

New further education minister Matthew Hancock has told for the first time of his “exciting agenda” for change when...

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Lounge marks EMFEC’s 100 years in FE

An East Midlands charity’s 100 years of support in the further education sector has been marked with the opening...

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Ofqual consults on ESOL

Regulations that govern foreign learners of English could be scrapped. Ofqual is considering three options for the future of...

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Japanese students on cloud nine over airline course at Bournemouth and Poole College

Seven jet-setting students have been in Bournemouth this summer learning the skills of airline cabin crew. After three weeks’...

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New apprenticeship system to get ‘substantial upgrade’

An online system for rubber-stamping apprenticeships is in line for a “substantial upgrade” after less than a year. Students,...

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