Opinion

Making sense of the T word

The T word may strike fear into some work-based learning providers, but help is at hand to make sense…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Careers advice is an investment for life

A changing labour market makes the National Careers Service vital for both young people and adults in middle life,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Keeping up the good work

Now that Learning and Skills Improvement Service funding has ended, the Education Training Foundation must continue to support the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Funding rethink

For Michael Davis, the Richard Review got it just about right In politics, consensus is a rare thing. And…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The AELP wishlist for the election

Having long called for a pre-apprenticeship programme, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers can claim a victory in…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

The employer voice

Karen Walker is looking for enthusiasm and a willingness to learn among the learners she sees at Greggs Greggs…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter


Opinion

The apprentice voice

Learning providers know full well the value of their provision and so too does 19-year-old apprentice James Davies As…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Members don’t want major reform

A number of apprenticeship reviews over the last two years have suggested the system might be broken. There may…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Using technology to improve apprenticeships

We need to use technology in many different ways to improve apprenticeships says Matthew Hancock Following the Association of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Employability lessons for traineeships

An OCR pilot in Kent is offering a group of 16 to 19-year-olds the same three-pronged approach as the…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

Cultivating a change in careers provision

Millions of people today work in jobs that didn’t exist when their parents left education. It’s a new world…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Opinion

From Cinderella to Alice in Wonderland

Establishing and maintaining structural and cultural change in FE is a huge task, a task that needs not only…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter