Opinion England’s highly centralised skills system is a problem Policy-making conducted in a bunker is a poor way to do business, says Ewart Keep. Instead it should be… Expert Contributor 6y EWART KEEP 6y Opinion Does government really care about level 2 and 3 apprenticeships? Lower-value programmes, which support the youngest and often most vulnerable apprentices, are at risk of becoming unattractive to deliver,… Expert Contributor 6y SUE PITTOCK 6y Opinion As the wheels fall off plans for the first PhD level apprenticeship, have employers been ejected from the driving seat? This week we reveal that an Institute for Apprenticeships sub-committee (that includes four board members) refused to approve the… Jessica Fino 6y Nick Linford 6y Opinion How to know when your apprentice is ready for the gateway Chris Cherry provides key insights that will avoid misunderstanding and poor practice In the world of apprenticeship standards, the… Expert Contributor 6y CHRIS CHERRY 6y Opinion How to be an apprenticeship ‘ultra-negotiator’ and prove it… Apprenticeship funding rules require that we demonstrate our negotiations. Lucy Ottewell-Key outlines the core principles to consider The new… Expert Contributor 6y LUCY OTTEWELL-KEY 6y Opinion How you can help with the post-16 qualifications review The lowdown on new rules for insolvency, plus level 3 and below changes, explained by Anne Milton I thought… Anne Milton 6y ANNE MILTON 6y Opinion Creeping complexity has reached critical levels in FE There is a theme across four stories in FE Week today which combined might suggest there is a critical… Jessica Fino 6y Nick Linford 6y Opinion How to move more school-leavers towards degree apprenticeships Key stakeholders must understand that apprenticeships are as valuable as any other degree, says Jassiem Moore The Department for… Catherine Murray 6y JASSIEM MOORE 6y Opinion Creating a quality apprenticeship system that will work for everyone City & Guilds wants a universal framework for quality standards applied throughout FE inspections, says Kirstie Donnelly As all… Expert Contributor 6y KIRSTIE DONNELLY 6y Opinion Incentivise the apprenticeships that actually boost productivity Apprenticeship funding mechanisms should be weighted to favour those standards that boost employability and earnings, argues Nicole Gicheva The… Expert Contributor 6y NICOLE GICHEVA 6y Opinion This much-needed focus on colleges must be capitalised on The chair of the new Independent Commission into the College of the Future sets out his agenda Colleges for… Expert Contributor 6y SIR IAN DIAMOND 6y Opinion Apprenticeship off-the-job calculation change? Wait for further clarification There has been some confusion about the off-the-job training funding rule since it was introduced for all apprenticeship starts… Billy Camden 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 239 Older
