Opinion Less adult money signals a moral future The world of publicly-financed FE is a diminishing one. Andy Gannon makes the case for defending the sector from… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion What the budget means for FE beyond the apprenticeship headlines The extension of the apprenticeship grant for employers may have provided the main source of budget attention for FE,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Making employers pay ‘risks’ 16 and 17 apprenticeships A government consultation on apprenticeship funding reforms is looking at making employers pay towards training. Kirstie Donnelly explores the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Keeping the options open on Functional Skills The government has already downgraded Functional Skills more than three years before they are fully replaced in the apprenticeship… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Seeing value in qualifications Where qualifications are concerned, you should never assume, according to David Hughes. It is all too easy to fall… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Making progress towards an FE UCas system The Deputy Prime Minister has called for a “UCas-style” admissions system for FE, but Gina Bradbury says that one… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Does anyone care about 16 and 17-year-olds? Nearly eight month since the government raised the participation age, Mark Corney evaluates a policy that will next year… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Raising questions over the RPA With statistics this month having shown a rise in the number of unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds not in education,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion A plea to listen to the voice of small businesses on apprenticeships For many small firms, the thought of taking on more than one or two apprentices at once is overwhelming…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Small businesses find apprenticeships ‘costly but worthwhile’ Having left school at 15 to become an apprentice plumber, Charlie Mullins now sits as managing director of Pimlico… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Group to take on sex bias and a ‘shocking waste of talent’ Further education has a key role to play in promoting diversity, says Toni Fazaeli, who calls for an independent… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Could traineeships stem skills shortage problem? Traineeships are most commonly viewed as a means of taking on youth unemployment, but, asks, Fiona Aldridge, could they… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 207 Older