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
FE Week Reporter
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….

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FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter


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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
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
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The Skills Funding Statement offered unpalatable certainty, but did it also help pave the way for the HMRC apprenticeship funding plan?

Adult apprenticeships emerged as a top funding priority for the government in the Skills Funding Statement last month, according…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Employing apprentices

The Association of Colleges’ annual HR conference takes place in Nottingham tomorrow and Wednesday. Richard Banks and Geoffrey Mead…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter