Opinion

Why is there no appeals process for the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers?

After her company failed to get a place on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, despite its Ofsted ‘good’...

Features Team
Features Team
Opinion

Why I want other apprentices to enter skills competitions

Ashley Terron tells how he nearly didn’t become an apprentice, then went on to win gold for bricklaying at...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

How Toyota uses skills competitions to develop its workforce

Pete Spence explains how Toyota has used skills competitions as a benchmarking exercise to boost standards and develop its...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

It’s time to back T-levels

It’s fantastic news that the government has backed-up its T-level plans with a significant cash commitment. Yes I know...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

The UK needs to demonstrate global skills standards

Hosting skills competitions sends out a strong message that the UK is amongst the best, says Lesley Davies Many...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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Will the Institute for Apprenticeships succeed?

National Apprenticeship Week isn’t just a government thing. Labour’s shadow apprenticeships minister Gordon Marsden also got in on the...

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Expert Contributor
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Are governors responsible for sub-contractors?

Dr Sue, director of policy and external relations at Holex, answers your questions, backed by her experience as principal...

Sue Pember
Sue Pember
Opinion

Qualifications aren’t created in a day

The government should learn from past mistakes and revise its reform timelines so it doesn’t set the sector up...

Expert Contributor
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National Apprenticeship Week is unlike any other week

This week, the skills and apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon travelled the country, meeting apprentices and employers all over the...

Robert Halfon
Robert Halfon