Opinion The SFA’s qualified accounts, colleges and red tape Over the summer the annual accounts of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) were published (click here). If anyone was… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion ESOL funding u-turn? The Skills Funding Agency confirmed this week that all ESOL learners who are actively seeking work could be eligible… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion New Head of UKCES wrongly accuses colleges of something to hide Accusing colleges of withholding customer information because they have something to hide, as the new Head of the UK… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Judging them by their results: MPs, sixth forms and value for money Yesterday the House of Common’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published its report on Getting value for money from the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Government changes to fees welcome, but timing and communication a frustration In recent days there have been some positive developments in the area of the fees policy, potentially assisting a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion MPs’ report critical of scrapping EMAs and the NUS will continue to demand reinstatement The education select committee’s report on participation in 16-19 education is heavily critical of both Michael Gove’s education policy… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Why it pays to be Business Intelligent In this time of economic turbulence, Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives stand out for their potential to improve overall college… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Can colleges profit from the new HE market? At first sight the HE White Paper looks like good news for FE providers of HE. It speaks warmly… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Quality on the bench For the past ten years I have been working for a private training company offering apprenticeships. Previous to this,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion Position yourself to further your career Jobs are getting thinner on the ground in FE as colleges across the country are making redundancies. Yet, no… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion NUS VP advice to FE post-EMA In the past few weeks, we have heard final details about the Discretionary Learner Support Fund that is to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Opinion College finances redder than they might seem The Times Education Supplement on Friday published an “exclusive” on the state of the college finances. The headline was… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 Older
