Opinion

Further education’s digital future

The Education Innovation conference and exhibition takes place in Manchester on Thursday and Friday. Here, speakers Bob Harrison and...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

To the defence of colleges over Leps

Ofsted director of FE and skills Matthew Coffey told the Education Select Committee last week how colleges needed to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Could another nosedive in apprentice numbers be around the corner?

Government figures this month indicated advanced apprenticeship starts had plummeted since the introduction of FE loans and with more...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Skill shortages may not be what they seem

The employer skills survey pointed out, in general, how skills shortages were threatening to undermine any economic recovery. Mick...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

A plea for cuts caution after unannounced qualifications cull

Vocational education seems to be viewed as a soft option for public funding cuts, but it’s a view that...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Building a skilled construction workforce between the gaps

While the building trade is a big employer of apprentices, the wider construction industry suffers skills gaps elsewhere. But...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Are rural business communities being let down in the training stakes?

Employers in big town and city locations make an attractive proposition for young workers and providers who, claims Salena...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Lessons from experience in delivering education for imprisoned young learners

With the government having announced plans for secure colleges for young offenders, Paul Phillips uses his experience of delivering...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Toughness vs training — the tools of the teaching trade

Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist  Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter