Opinion

Apprenticeships as the jewel in the skills training crown

Jason Holt’s 2012 report for government on getting more businesses taking on apprentices puts him in good position to...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Taking aim at the 3m apprenticeships target

The SFA has been entrusted with meeting the government’s target of 3m apprenticeships starts in England during this Parliament....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Questions yet to be answered in Ofqual’s QCF reforms

Ofqual recently outlined its plans for closing the unit databank as part of its ongoing work to withdraw the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘We need stability of policy, longer term contract commitments and more realistic funding’

The people have voted, the government has been formed and now the policies must be enacted. Martin Dunford outlines...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Leadership issues on the agenda for FE women

Women from across the FE and skills sector were at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills conference centre...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Secret Principal

The principal of a large and well-established FE college writes about life at the top — the worries, the...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Skills Minister’s questions run deep

Skills Minister Nick Boles has posed a series of hard questions for the future of FE and skills. But...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

‘Watch out lesson observation — we’re coming to get you’

Ofsted is ending its system of graded lesson observation. It’s a subject that leant itself to the theme a...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Is it really time for the UK to go Dutch?

Kirstie Donnelly considers whether in looking abroad for a model skills system — with the Netherlands offering the latest...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter