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 Opinion How far have we gone in achieving a careers guidance ‘culture change’? Six months after the National Careers Council called for a “culture change” in careers guidance, Deirdre Hughes, in light… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion Behind the scenes of National Apprenticeship Week It’s five big days in the calendar for apprenticeships and Barbara Spicer explains not only what happened before and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Opinion The DNA of good apprenticeships As the sector celebrates apprenticeships, Phil Romain looks at what makes for a good one. My passion for apprenticeships… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 207 Older
