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Union warns of lost Bombardier apprenticeships

Around 250 young people will be affected by lost apprenticeships and engineering jobs at Bombardier, a union has warned. Rail union RMT today said the firm will be forced to reduce apprenticeships from the Bombardier Centre of Excellence, if the Government fails to reverse the decision to send the Thameslink fleet contract overseas. The news […]

FE Week reporter has a go in Colleges Week

To get into the spirit of Colleges week, education reporter, Nick Summers went to Lewisham College to have a go at welding Welding and journalism are two professions that couldn’t possibly be more different. While one involves typing frantically on a laptop and wearing a shirt and tie, the other involves using industrial machinery, grubby […]

FE Week gate-crashes the Labour party conference

At this time of year the news is awash with political headlines from party leaders promising what they are going to do for Britain. Conference season is one of the busiest times of the year for any political party. It is an opportunity to showcase a party’s credentials and talents, in the hope of gains […]

Mail on Sunday on ‘the great apprentice jobs racket’

Today the Mail on Sunday published an article which was highly critical of the growth in apprenticeships, particularly at the supermarkets; Morrisons and Asda. The national newspaper contacted FE Week for a quote, as a blue chip company had called them to complain that not all apprenticeships were what the public might expect them to be. […]

Former Birmingham Metropolitan College student gets book coverage

Having one of your photographs used on the cover of a book by a Danish author and also featured on the cover of an American magazine would be the achievements of a lifetime for most artists, but for Alexander Boardman, these were just the start of his success. The former Birmingham Metropolitan College photography student […]

Colleges Week showcases skills. . .

FE Week takes a look at what’s on offer at colleges across the country during Colleges Week 2011 Warwickshire College challenged a radio presenter to try some of their vocational courses as part of Colleges Week 2011. Ollie Gallant, who presents the breakfast show at Touch FM, took part in five taster sessions which were […]

Sun shines as EMFEC show off pedal power

A twelve-strong team from the East Midlands Further Education Council (EMFEC) cycled for cash on Sunday 27 September raising over £800 for charity. Taking part in the 17-mile cycle around picturesque Rutland Water in Leicestershire, the team, joined by family members, raised over £800 for the British Heart Foundation. Despite early morning tweets and texts […]

New ‘dyslexia friendly’ award means Cornwall College is spelling success

Cornwall College has become the first further education (FE) college in its county to be awarded the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark. In the FE sector, the accreditation, from the British Dyslexia Association (BDA), is awarded to colleges who meet five standards which focus on areas including management structure, dyslexia identification, resources, staff professional development and […]

Chichester College student takes on world

Chichester College student will take on the best cabinet makers in the world at next week’s esteemed WorldSkills London 2011 event, competing with 1,000 young people from over 50 countries across 46 skill areas. 21-year-old Chris Wallis from Midhurst will compete to be the ‘best of the best’ at the world’s largest international skills competition, […]