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Skills call on LEPs accepted by government

The government has accepted a recommendation that skills should be a core priority for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS). The recommendation was made by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee in April. It came in a report that also said LEPs should demonstrate engagement with providers. “We believe that skills should be a […]

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FE Week 2012/13 round-up

FE Week has quickly built a reputation for being a high quality weekly printed newspaper, but we also publish many of our articles and all our supplements online. Between August 2012 and July 2013 the FE Week website received 871,895 page views from 197,859 unique visitors. Links to the ten most viewed news articles in 2012/13 Views Published 1 Newcastle College boss […]

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How does our traineeship programme compare with other schemes across Europe?

So how does Britain’s traineeship plan compare with other schemes across Europe? According to Kari Hadjivassiliou (pictured), a policy expert from the European Social Fund apprenticeship and traineeship helpdesk, comparison is difficult because there isn’t a single definition of traineeships. However, there are similar programmes across Europe, she said, although they may be thought of […]

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Preparing learners for work

With just four weeks to go until funding for traineeships begins, providers gathered at the Houses of Parliament to share their experiences of preparing for the first cohort. A panel including Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden MP, OCR chief executive Mark Dawe and new Association of Employment and Learning Providers president Stewart Segal addressed questions […]

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Helping hand for traineeship pilot scheme

With traineeships looming on the horizon, OCR and the Kent Association of Training Providers (Kato) have given themselves a head start by launching a similarly-themed pilot scheme. Rebecca Cooney went along to find out more The 15-week Step2Work programme began in May and, like traineeships, includes work experience alongside basic maths, English and employability training […]

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Living up to Ofsted’s expectations

While providers gear up for the challenge of delivering traineeships, Ofsted has been looking at how to assess the scheme. Matthew Coffey explains what the education watchdog wants to see in action. We’re all too familiar with the young person who, for whatever reasons, hasn’t excelled at school and runs the risk of joining the […]

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Traineeships need to have a strong start

The transition from unskilled to skilled could be key to answering the UK’s youth unemployment problem, explains Matthew Hancock The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is by no means alone in regarding unemployment among young people as “the most pressing European problem”. However, in Germany the rates of youth unemployment are far lower than most of […]

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Traineeship restrictions for 19 to 24-year-olds will ‘add confusion and complexity’

A revised framework for traineeships has revealed a programme more restrictive for 19 to 24 year-olds than their 16 to 19 counterparts. The updated Traineeships Framework for Delivery document, published by the government yesterday, says “for 19-24 year olds, the programme will be available only for those who have not yet achieved their first full […]

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Report finds youth employment schemes ‘inadequate’

There are three times as many young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) as there are apprenticeship placements for under-25s, a report revealed today. The statistics were released in the same week as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced a review of the options available to 16 to 25 year olds in the […]

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