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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Building a skilled construction workforce between the gaps While the building trade is a big employer of apprentices, the wider construction industry suffers skills gaps elsewhere. But… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Lessons from experience in delivering education for imprisoned young learners With the government having announced plans for secure colleges for young offenders, Paul Phillips uses his experience of delivering… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Taking a leaf out of Bridgwater’s nuclear skills delivery book With Skills Minister Matthew Hancock having announced plans for a nuclear college, Mike Robbins looks at whether he should… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Toughness vs training — the tools of the teaching trade Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Skills shortage presents urgent opportunities for FE sector The Employer Skills Survey has thrown up some interesting statistics about the state of the UK economy and its… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Keeping the pressure on homophobia in a time of funding constraints Pressure group Stonewall’s annual list of the top 100 lesbian, gay and bisexual-friendly employers included just three FE and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 247 Older
