skills

Let’s stop talking about soft skills – They are power skills

Often derided as superfluous, these skills are rapidly gaining importance in the world of recruitment, explains Rebecca Roycroft

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Rebecca Roycroft
Childcare

Why childcare is the FE sector’s business too

FE’s relationship with the childcare sector is more reciprocal than we realise and we need to recognise its full...

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Julie Hyde
Governance

Paying college chairs is a growing necessity

The sector is crying out for diverse talent who can support leaders to develop, write Ian Valvona and Paul...

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Paul Aristides and Ian Valvona
Apprenticeships

Labour must focus on apprenticeship completion rates

Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to shatter the class ceiling must start with an honest look at why apprentices are...

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Mark Bremner
Refugees

Welcoming student refugees will help develop vital workforce skills

Refugee students bring untapped value to our colleges and our workforce; we just have to invest in demonstrating their...

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Shivan Merza
AI

Managing the risks and maximising the opportunities of AI for apprenticeships

There’s little focus on how AI will affect apprenticeships, writes Jonathan Bourne, and yet it’s the education sector that’s...

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Jonathan Bourne
Institutes of Technology

Collaboration is key to ensuring teaching and learning meet the needs of employers

Genuine partnerships that properly value teaching and learning can rise to the challenge of our skills shortages, write Rosa...

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Rosa Wells
LSIPs

Getting LSIPs right. Why adjusting the current model could reap rewards for skills in England

Local skills and development plans are sorely needed but unlikely to be fully address our skills problems without important...

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Ewart Keep
Apprenticeship levy

The apprenticeship levy cannot sit in isolation of place-based need

We mustn’t lose sight of other employer incentives and the importance of strategic and local leadership amid clamour for...

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David Phoenix