Profiles

Rob Wye, CEO, Learning and Skills Improvement Service

One of Rob Wye’s earliest memories is living through a typhoon in Hong Kong. “We sat on a rolled-up...

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Opinion

The government and sector are ill-prepared for FE loans

William Hague’s recent exhortation for people to stop whinging and ‘work harder’ reminded me of a certain Conservative politician...

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FE Week Reporter
News

FE Minister gets the final word

The skills minister has been scrutinised by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Short apprenticeships offer “no real benefit,” say MPs

Apprenticeships delivered in six months or less offer “no real benefit” to learners or employers, according to a report...

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FE Week Reporter
News

FE loans met with “widespread dismay”

Only one in ten adults say they would “definitely” take out a loan to study a level 3 course...

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FE Week Reporter
News

Arrests over apprenticeship subcontractor

Serious Fraud Office swoop in on Luis Michael Training, former partner of Sparsholt College Three men have been arrested...

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FE Week Reporter
Uncategorized

Three arrested in SFO investigation

Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into Luis Michael Training, a company which used to...

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FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Time is right for UK further education providers to locate in India

The time is right for UK-based educational establishments in the further education sector to consider locating in India. India’s...

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FE Week Reporter
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City of Bristol College principal to retire after a decade in role

Keith Elliot, principal at City of Bristol College, has announced his plans to retire in July. The principal, who...

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