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Labour’s apprenticeship policy, so eloquently presented by Ed Milliband, totally exposes how out of touch his party is with the reality of the country’s skills needs and how the Westminster bubble has removed him from his party’s working class routes. Under his plans, 18-year-old school leavers with three A-levels will go to university and those […]
Opinion
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has called for clarity over proposed new rules that could see college staff jailed for failing to report sexual abuse of learners. Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a consultation on plans to extend the new criminal offence of ‘wilful neglect’ to cover those who work in education — but […]
News
World class apprenticeships should be developed to solve a “productivity shortfall”, the International Skills Standards Organisation (INSSO) has claimed. In a report based on research in the UK and overseas, INSSO chief executive Tom Bewick calls for a “real debate about whether continued university expansion is the best policy choice for the 21st century”. He […]
Next academic year’s 24 per cent FE funding cut will “intensify” the challenges faced by college governors, the University and College Union (UCU) has warned after a government report conceded the effect of spending reductions so far had been “profound”. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) report assessing the impact of governance reform in […]
Almost 50 FE colleges will take part in a £3.75m project to help ensure industry knowledge is passed on by the sector’s higher education staff. The Association of Colleges (AoC) has been given £2.75m by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) Catalyst Fund for a project that will see higher education staff at 47 […]
College leaders have called for a government National Audit Office (NAO) probe into college financial sustainability to consider the effect of a national cut of 24 per cent next year. The government spending watchdog has announced an investigation into oversight of financial sustainability in the FE sector, focusing specifically on colleges. The NAO, which will report on […]
Two independent learning providers are celebrating being named on a prestigious list of the UK’s best companies to work for. Hit Training and ACT Training have both made it onto the Sunday Times 100 “best companies to work for” list for 2015. For Shoreham-by-Sea-based Hit Training it is the second year running it has been […]
For any organisation to have a member of staff awarded an MBE among the New Year Honours is fortunate — but to have two looks like real commitment to a cause. And in the case of Kevin McLoughlin and Jean Duprez that cause is skills training. The duo were recognised last year and this year, […]
Profiles
The publication of the delayed Skills Funding Agency Grant Letter loomed over National Apprenticeships Week (which starts on March 9) a bit like … well, anything else that looms. Whether it was a further cut of 25 per cent to the non-apprenticeship Adult Skills Budget, the 25 per cent increase in the budget for 24+ […]
