Opinion

There are two levels of unfairness in FE

Mark Dawe made his maiden speech as chief executive of AELP at last year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference. One year…

Mark Dawe
Mark Dawe
Opinion

Level the playing field for colleges vs schools

Do colleges feel picked on? You bet. Funding cuts over the last 10 years and the difficulties in dealing…

Graham Taylor
Graham Taylor
Opinion

How we’re preparing for the work experience revolution

The government is right to identify work experience as vital to high-quality technical education, but the cost of managing…

Expert Contributor
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Opinion

How to get positive media coverage for FE

It can be a struggle to win media coverage, but there are ways to increase your chances of getting…

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Expert Contributor
Opinion

I wouldn’t ‘trust’ the new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers

Many of the colleges and training providers that failed to get on the apprenticeship provider register are red-faced. Not…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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…

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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…

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Expert Contributor
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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…

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Opinion

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…

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Opinion

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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