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Ministers call for a Royal Society of Apprentices

A Royal Society of Apprentices should be established to help promote vocational training, according to the All Party Paliamentary Group for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning. The call is one of five reccomendations published in the ‘Apprenticeship Inquiry: Autumn 2011’ report, and would be used to improve the branding of apprenticeships, as well as […]

David Travis, head of learner support, Lewisham College

At 25, David Travis is certainly one of the youngest college senior managers in the country – not bad for a guy who fell into working with young people almost by chance. As Head of Learner Support at Lewisham College, he is responsible for getting learners into the college and making sure they stick around. […]

Three per cent drop for colleges, survey reveals

Colleges have suffered an overall drop of three per cent in 16-18 year old learners, a new survey has revealed. The survey, conducted by Lsect, funding consultancy and the publisher of FE Week, also showed that more than 60 per cent of further education (FE) and sixth form colleges are concerned that learners will not […]

Funding of adult basic skills to be overhauled in new pilot

The funding of basic numeracy and literacy is to be completely overhauled following little improvement in adult basic skills during the last decade. The government will pilot a new funding scheme next year which allocates provision based on the ‘distance’ a learner has ‘travelled’ on a programme, rather than the end qualification. The pilot, announced […]

Cash incentive places for smaller businesses doubled

Fresh details have been revealed on the awarding of 40,000 cash incentives to smaller businesses to take on apprentices. Business Secretary Vince Cable announced on November 16 that 20,000 incentives places of £1,500 would be provided to companies with less than 50 employees. It would be handed to employers who had not engaged in the […]

PRCA and Pearson in Practice announce 600 PR apprentices

PRCA and Pearson in Practice has announced plans to create 600 apprentices in public relations over the next three years. The programme, developed in partneship with Edexcel and CfA, follows a successful application to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) worth £1.2 million over two years. The new scheme, set to start in September 2012, will […]

Senior leaders concerned about college finances

A survey has revealed a high proportion of senior leaders are concerned about the college finances. Conducted by Capita’s further and higher education business last month, it found that 87 per cent of 36 principals and vice-principals questioned are concerned about the short to medium-term financial viability of their college. It was undertaken for the […]

Catwalk collection at Newham College

A new exhibition at Newham College’s museum gives the public a behind-the-scenes snap-shot into working on fashion shows. The exhibition, Catwalk to Cover, is at the Fashion and Textile Museum, in Bermondsey Street, near London Bridge, until February 25. More than 100 photographs by Britain’s leading catwalk photographers and clothes from leading fashion houses reveal […]

CAMS achieves ACCA Gold Status

The College of Accountancy of Management Studies (CAMS) has been confirmed an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Partner for student tuition. Approvals are granted only to high-quality tuition providers that ACCA is confident to recommend to students. This is in addition to CAMS being a licensed ACCA computer-based-exam (CBE) centre. In order to be granted Gold […]