Opinion A different approach to the Stem problem The supply of science, technology, engineering and maths learners from school is a worry and action is needed, but… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Do Labour’s proposed apprentice numbers really add up? Opposition leader Ed Miliband claims to have spotted a problem with IT apprenticeships — they’ve been declining. But, explains,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Look at apprenticeship rules before reforming them Many apprenticeship reviews over the last few years have called for change to the programme, but, asks Michael Woodgate,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Putting ‘our world class’ FE offer A busy year of FE expansion with the likes of AoC in India and UK China Partners in Education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Do colleges train too many hairdressers? Plenty of apprenticeship starts and a high public spend on training would suggest a wealth of hairdressers, but an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Defending colleges and their ‘realistic’ workplace offer Traineeships are the latest example of the myth that colleges cannot provide a true-to-life working environment for learners, says… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion The taxing issue of future funding in a world of cuts With government spending on adult skills set to fall over the coming years, Mark Corney tries to find a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Making vocational education the ‘envy of the world’ After a year in office, Skills Minister Matthew Hancock provides an update on his four priorities for vocational education…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Employers prepare to take wheel of new Career Colleges Career Colleges will set their 14-year-old learners off on the path of a career with the aim of getting… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Keeping apprentice assessment and commercial interests apart How do you judge whether apprentices are truly prepared to qualify, and who decides? Iain Macdonald puts the case… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion ‘Bite-size’ qualifications can bridge gap to full GCSEs Post-16 learners need stepping stone qualifications to build up their confidence and skills before they re-take maths and English… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Opinion Funding proposals put apprenticeship growth at risk Plans to put businesses at the heart of future funding arrangements for apprenticeships risk driving away all but the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 232 Older
