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Funding rethink

For Michael Davis, the Richard Review got it just about right In politics, consensus is a rare thing. And consensus on something that actually matters is even rarer. That’s why apprenticeships, with their broad cross-party support, are a cherished area of relative stability in the turbulent waters of FE and skills. For the Prime Minister, […]

The AELP wishlist for the election

Having long called for a pre-apprenticeship programme, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers can claim a victory in the government’s new traineeship scheme but, says Martin Dunford, there is much still to do We may be two years away from a general election, but the political manoeuvring has already started. Labour and the Liberal […]

The apprentice voice

Learning providers know full well the value of their provision and so too does 19-year-old apprentice James Davies As an apprentice currently working with HIT Training, I’m lucky to have first-hand experience of working with a provider and would absolutely recommend the apprenticeship route as a credible, viable alternative to anyone who may feel that […]

The employer voice

Karen Walker is looking for enthusiasm and a willingness to learn among the learners she sees at Greggs Greggs is a baker and a retailer with ten regional bakeries and a central savoury plant supplying more than 1,680 shops across the UK. We employ around 20,000 people. We work with various disadvantaged work groups ranging […]

AELP now and in the future

Traineeships were firmly among the top agenda issues for the Association of Employment and Learning Providers during opening speeches at its packed national conference in London. Day one of the two-day conference, entitled Strictly Skills and Employment, focused on employers, providers and apprentices, while day two offered insight from government agencies and politicians. Speakers, including […]

Q&A with the new AELP chief

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers is just over a month away from being headed by new man Stewart Segal. FE Week reporter Eleanor Radford spoke with him to find out his thoughts on all things FE. What are your thoughts on the new Education and Training Foundation (formerly known as the FE Guild)? […]

Using technology to improve apprenticeships

We need to use technology in many different ways to improve apprenticeships says Matthew Hancock Following the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ annual conference I want to encourage some of our most important providers of apprenticeships and other work-related training to be open to the potential of new technology to transform their efforts to […]

AELP National Conference 2013 supplement

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16 page special AELP National Conference 2013 supplement, sponsored by OCR. Click here to download (24mb) Introduction As half of the FE Week team beavered away in a London hotel room to produce this publication, the other half was four floors below witnessing the Association of Employer and Learning […]

Members don’t want major reform

A number of apprenticeship reviews over the last two years have suggested the system might be broken. There may well be issues, argues Graham Hoyle, but it certainly doesn’t need wholesale fixing As FE Week reported at the end of May, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has a serious difficulty with the […]