The one major problem with burying your head in the sand … it raises your backside in the air. This provides...

As half of the 1,700 people arrested after the August riots were under 21, colleges may find that some of their...

Young people are full of contradictions.  Confident, yet uncertain.  Outgoing, but easily embarrassed . Streetwise, yet naïve.  Talk to them about...

Monitoring apprentices is critical to high completion and success rates. Having committed a further £222 million to vocational training earlier in...

Like any other company, business or organisation FE colleges are open to as much reputation tarnishing as any other brand.  However...

It won’t be easy. It’s at best confusing and contradictory, and at worst – morally deficient. As part of the government’s...

The latest bundle of Papers which came out from Government over the summer on FE reform pose more questions than answers,...

The Bureaucracy Busters, rated PG, coming soon to employers and training providers near you? This is the latest in the Coalition’s...

The Skills Funding Agency confirmed this week that all ESOL learners who are actively seeking work could be eligible for full...

It is an honour to be able to pay tribute to Alan Tuckett, who retired from the National Institute for Adult...

Over the summer the annual accounts of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) were published (click here). If anyone was interested in...