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Corbyn visits Middlesbrough

Jeremy Corbyn has given a thumbs up to the training being provided by Middlesbrough College for former steelworkers and apprentices. The Labour leader spoke after touring the college’s new £20m science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) Centre, where the majority of the training courses are taking place. The centre features three fully-equipped industrial sections: process […]

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Government silent as one in three traineeship providers fail to achieve good or better

As restrictions are lifted on delivering traineeships, with the government claiming excellent results mean they are no longer needed, questions remain over quality. The change has led to accusations that the Government is “desperate for numbers”. Until last Monday, only providers rated “outstanding” or “good” could deliver traineeships. However, provision has now been opened up […]

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Time to get proactive in order to promote vocational training

Luke Johnson says colleges should be more proactive about publicising the benefits of vocational training to their communities, with help from employers. Time and time again employers like myself will tell you that young people just aren’t equipped with the skills they need to succeed in the world of work. Whether it’s their lack of […]

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BIS accused of FE brain drain over Sheffield office axe plans

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been accused of launching an FE “brain drain” through the planned closure of its Sheffield office that could lead to almost 250 people losing their jobs. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) told FE Week on Monday that 240 civil servants, with a vast combined […]

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Elmfield Training founder slapped with six-year ban for £1m withdrawal

The founder of a scandal-hit apprenticeship provider has been disqualified from acting as a director for six years after investigators found he paid himself nearly £1 million while his firm slid into administration. Elmfield Training – one of the country’s largest providers of apprenticeships that received more than £100m in public money – was wound […]

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Survey helps us deal with skills gap

The UKCES Employer Skills Survey is one of the largest of its kind in the world. More than 91,000 employers across the UK are interviewed to draw together the data contained within the report, creating a comprehensive insight into the ways employers train and develop staff, as well as their experiences of where skills are […]

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Employer Skills Survey in limbo after funding cut

Questions remain over the future of the UK’s largest employer skills survey, with indications that responsibility for labour market information could fall to local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) in the future. The Employer Skills Survey (ESS), published every two years by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, examines the skills challenges facing employers and is […]

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Robot hands out canapés

Oscar the robot helped host the official unveiling of £2m-worth of hi-tech engineering facilities at Nelson and Colne College. The new department features a subsonic wind tunnel, along with workshops equipped with the latest technology and software, such as computerised numerical control machinery. It is aimed at helping the college’s engineering students learn the skills […]

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In the frame with photo agency

Photography learners at Central College Nottingham have launched their own commercial photo-agency. The young snappers will run Focus Central out of the college’s photography department and will give up to 20 students on the photography foundation degree course real-life work experience of how a business operates. Students will take on assignments such as family portraits, […]

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