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Nine out of ten apprenticeship sector leaders who took part in an exclusive FE Week survey fear quality will suffer as the government drives towards 3m apprenticeship starts by 2020. It was carried out ahead of the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) – which will be attended by nearly 1,000 staff from colleges, independent training providers and […]
News
Apprenticeships and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have traditionally made uncomfortable bedfellows — but improving the situation has been made a key priority for post-16 education and training area reviews. Skill Minister Nick Boles’ updated guidance, released earlier this month, called for “sufficient access to high quality and relevant education and training […]
Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell explains why apprenticeships are vital for our country. Apprenticeships are fundamental to the future of Britain. The positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and our economy and society cannot be overstated. In my area of Manchester alone, I’ve seen local businesses thrive and grow after deciding to invest in apprenticeships, […]
Opinion
The Government’s Enterprise Bill — currently making its way through parliament — contains a number of measures designed to set minimum standards for apprenticeships, including legally protecting the term ‘apprenticeship’ and setting public sector targets. However, reporter Jude Burke found that these pale in comparison to the first time government legislated on minimum standards for […]
Kirstie Donnelly explains why she thinks the teaching of soft skills need to be incorporated more into apprenticeships and wider vocational training. Soft skills get little respect but can make or break your career, according to American leadership coach Peggy Klaus in her book ‘The Hard Truth about Soft Skills’, and it’s a mantra we […]
The issue of FE’s future in London is hotting up before the mayoral election in May. One of the top jobs in the new Mayor’s in-tray will be leading the capital’s post-16 education area review and the current Mayor, Boris Johnson, has already taken a leading role in the preparations. In an open letter to […]
Former chief executive of awarding organisation OCR Mark Dawe has been appointed as the new boss of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP). He will take over from the outgoing chief executive Stewart Segal, who is joining independent learning provider Aspire, Achieve, Advance as director of strategy, policy and funding. Mr Dawe, who […]
A row has broken out between the University and College Union (UCU) and providers that dispute the findings of its new report identifying where women were said to be paid “significantly less than men”. The union publicly unveiled the document today, but FE Week was shown a copy in advance and asked for responses from […]
The number of Skills Funding Agency offices are to be radically reduced as they become ‘Further Education funding centres’ from 2018, FE Week understands. The plan was set out in an internal document, ‘2020: Future and Beyond’, which has been circulated through the Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). […]
