College Financial Handbook 2024: making the best of a bad job Instead of delivering a more streamlined system, the new College Financial Handbook adds to the sector’s over-regulation and confusion
Educators and employers must do more to encourage women into the digital industry Studying IT at college changed my career trajectory. More girls should be encouraged to do the same
How colleges can help students attain the green roles they want Students want sustainable jobs and construction can offer them but more work needs to be done to bring supply and demand together
The PM’s apprenticeship reforms are a drop in the ocean The apprenticeships system is dangerously out of sync with the way our vital sector actually operates and this is storing up big problems for us all
Why faith is a cornerstone of effective EDI work Tensions between sets of beliefs can arise, but faith is still the best through which to see our way to solutions
Quality achievement rates create inequalities by design QARs are a blunt tool for measuring provider quality and must be part of a wider and more accurate system of accountablilty
Labour must answer key questions about its Growth and Skills Levy Plans for apprenticeship levy reform must be discussed with the whole sector and clear about all their financial implications
Labour’s ‘securonomics’ is a golden opportunity for our sector The shadow chancellor’s recent speech was a tantalising glimpse of what the skills sector could mean to a new government
Our adaptive curriculum is a model for upskilling and reskilling the UK The north east’s innovative initiative for retrofitting marks a significant shift in curriculum development to meet local and national skills shortages