Opinion Celebrate apprentices with better pay and more respect While National Apprenticeship Week rightly celebrates the programme, we shouldn’t forget the problems those on it face, says Joe… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Apprenticeships: matching supply and demand It was recently reported that apprenticeship providers have under-delivered on their allocated number of funded apprenticeships for 16 to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Is linking funding to outcomes more trouble than it’s worth? Using learner destination data to determine funding for FE is “fraught with difficulty,” according to Geoffrey Stanton. The recent… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion Speaking the right language on Esol funding The funding of courses to help foreign people speak English is currently organised through three ‘entry’ levels. Stephen Hewitt… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion Different takes on putting ‘employers at the heart’ of FE reform Putting employers at the heart of FE and skills reform gives it an air of authority under the current… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Making technology work for employers The Education Innovation conference and exhibition takes place in Manchester on Thursday and Friday. Here, speakers Bob Harrison and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Further education’s digital future The Education Innovation conference and exhibition takes place in Manchester on Thursday and Friday. Here, speakers Bob Harrison and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion To the defence of colleges over Leps Ofsted director of FE and skills Matthew Coffey told the Education Select Committee last week how colleges needed to… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion Could another nosedive in apprentice numbers be around the corner? Government figures this month indicated advanced apprenticeship starts had plummeted since the introduction of FE loans and with more… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Opinion A plea for cuts caution after unannounced qualifications cull Vocational education seems to be viewed as a soft option for public funding cuts, but it’s a view that… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Skill shortages may not be what they seem The employer skills survey pointed out, in general, how skills shortages were threatening to undermine any economic recovery. Mick… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Are rural business communities being let down in the training stakes? Employers in big town and city locations make an attractive proposition for young workers and providers who, claims Salena… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 235 Older
