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Cameron gives business leaders his lifelong learning commitment

Prime Minister David Cameron renewed his commitment to lifelong learning in England in a speech to business leaders. Mr Cameron, pictured above, spoke about the importance of continuing education when he spoke at the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) yesterday. “The idea that you go to school, go to college, get […]

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Ambassador Holt learners hit by SFA delays

Around 150 learners with government apprenticeship ambassador Jason Holt were left “stuck” and unable to register for the start of qualifications because of issues with the Skills Funding Agency’s (SFA) delay-prone Learning Aim Reference Service (Lars), FE Week can reveal. Mr Holt, whose influential 2012 review of apprenticeships concluded that a main barrier to small […]

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HMRC tax apprentices — no ICT skills necessary

Computer skills are “not relevant” for tax apprentices enrolling on a new framework at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), FE Week can reveal. Learners on the HMRC’s level three programme do not have to learn ICT skills as part of the “transferable skills” section of the programme. In contrast, a level two business administration […]

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‘Reward college specialisms’ says CBI

Colleges should be rewarded for specialisation, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. In its report A better off Britain: improving lives and making growth work for everyone, published today, the employer body also called for more learners to complete level four apprenticeships and vocational qualifications. John Cridland (pictured), director general of the CBI […]

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College follows commissioner’s first merger advice

The first of three colleges that FE Commissioner Dr David Collins suggested would struggle to maintain their long-term independence has agreed to a merger. Dr Collins concluded that Devon-based Bicton College, which was visited by the commissioner in March, needed to merge or form a federation with another institution following Skills Funding Agency concern about […]

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Concern over college bonus despite ‘flaws’

An influential MP has complained that Newcastle College Group (NCG) could still receive government bonus payments despite being set to lose a contract to find work for the long-term unemployed. The Work Programme was launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) three years ago for private, public or voluntary organisations to help people […]

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Carole Stott, director and chair, Association of Colleges

In the office of Carole Stott’s mentor and university lecturer Gerard Boynton, there was a sign hanging up that read: “All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” It is a motto that Stott, now chair of Skills Show organisers Find a Future, director and chair of the Association […]

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Edition 117: Dr Jan Edrich, Tony Lau-Walker and Lawrence Vincent

Former Association of South East Colleges (AOSEC) chief executive Dr Jan Edrich has been appointed principal at Hampshire’s Eastleigh College. She takes over from Tony Lau-Walker CBE who retired after 17 years at the college — and two years after leading it to an Ofsted outstanding grade. Dr Edrich has worked at the college as […]

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Skills Minister approves Bicton College merger following FE Commissioner advice

Skills Minister Nick Boles has approved plans for Devon-based Bicton College to merge with the Cornwall College Group (TCCG), FE Week can reveal. FE Commissioner Dr David Collins inspected the specialist land-based college in March after the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) raised concern about its “financial health”. He concluded Bicton, which was rated as ‘good’ […]

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