Opinion Promoting the job done on apprenticeships and examining what’s next The National Audit Office has laid out the economic benefit underpinning investment in apprenticeships, says Gordon Birtwistle, Liberal Democrat apprentice… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Apprenticeship reforms represent a ‘seismic change’ for businesses Simple, structured and supported — three key characteristics that must define moves toward apprenticeship funding being routed directly to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Helping apprenticeships achieve their full potential The government is pushing hard on promoting apprenticeships, but five key areas still need to be looked at, including… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 Newer 1 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 254 Older
