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15 April 2026

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Skills are the key at sustainable employment conference

Unemployment has returned to politics with a vengeance. The number of young people not in employment, education or training continues to rise across the country, fuelling concerns of a ‘lost generation’ that will impact the future growth of the economy. The opportunities for adults with minimal qualifications is similarly bleak. The solution is to implement […]

Youth unemployment at new record high

Figures released this morning show UK youth unemployment is at the highest level since 1992 – just one month after the previous record was set. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed there were 1.03 million unemployed 16 to 24 year olds in the three months to October 2011, which is up 54,000 from the […]

#FElecture is a Christmas hit

More than 100 FE experts packed Central Westminster Hall for The Inaugural Lsect Christmas Lecture last night. With 2011 winding down to the festive close, Nick Linford, managing director of Lsect and managing editor of FE Week, gave a rousy round-up of a number of important policy documents. Among the topics covered during the lecture included […]

Funding for 16-19 year-olds in 2012/13 announced

More than 30,000 extra 16-19 education places will be funded next year to cope with the raising of the participation age to 17 in 2013. The Funding Statement,  released by the The Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) today to set out the funding available for 16-19 education and training for 2012-13, shows the government plans […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 13)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been trying to get this scratchy hat off” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Colleges in December… It’s a Wonderful Life

Christmas – what does that mean for colleges? Well Christmas starts early in FE. Feels like it starts in the middle of December and goes on well into the New Year. Students drift off, lecturers wind down and the principal does the usual “Principal’s round-up; thanking everyone for their hard work, telling everyone that they […]

BIS clarifies national funding rates, bursary schemes, and more…

FE Week receives many questions about government announcements. This week we sought a number of clarifications from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on your behalf. No change in rates The national funding rates will not change in 2012/13, according to BIS. The investment strategy ‘New Challenges, New Chances’ makes no reference to […]

Government policy on careers advice and guidance in spotlight at conference‏

The future of careers advice in both colleges and schools was scrutinised at the AoC Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Conference last week. The event, held at ‘Etc. Venues’ in London, was a chance for professionals in the further education sector to express their concerns to politicians, civil servants and union representatives. Joy Mercer, […]

Ministers call for a Royal Society of Apprentices

A Royal Society of Apprentices should be established to help promote vocational training, according to the All Party Paliamentary Group for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning. The call is one of five reccomendations published in the ‘Apprenticeship Inquiry: Autumn 2011’ report, and would be used to improve the branding of apprenticeships, as well as […]