Opinion The Skills Funding Statement offered unpalatable certainty, but did it also help pave the way for the HMRC apprenticeship funding plan? Adult apprenticeships emerged as a top funding priority for the government in the Skills Funding Statement last month, according… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Employing apprentices The Association of Colleges’ annual HR conference takes place in Nottingham tomorrow and Wednesday. Richard Banks and Geoffrey Mead… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion The state of pay The Association of Colleges’ annual HR conference takes place in Nottingham tomorrow and Wednesday. Richard Banks and Geoffrey Mead… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Are we heading for the right destination? With Destination Data fast becoming the new FE show in town, Lynne Sedgmore looks at the issues that may… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Cuts hit much more than bank balances Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy and communications at London’s Newham College…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion Keeping an apprenticeship culture change in sight A busy year for apprenticeships shows no sign of letting up with reform proposals expected to come to fruition,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Opinion The three ‘big problems’ facing apprenticeships Government action on the apprenticeship programme isn’t doing enough to address the UK skills gap, says Liam Byrne, shadow… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 Newer 1 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 255 Older