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Advertorial: NOCN partnership to develop training

Apprenticeships will help to fill the gap created as workers with civil engineering skills retire, writes Graham Hasting-Evans  Traditionally formal apprenticeships have by-passed civil engineering — until now. But all that is changing as the construction industry faces up to a ticking time bomb caused by a skills shortage and an aging workforce. Make no […]

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The post-Incorporation college: a not-so-sleeping giant

Leeds City College is one of the single largest providers of apprenticeships in the UK following the launch of the Apprenticeship Training Agency — jointly owned with the local authority — and the creation of the Food Academy at city centre restaurant Flannels. Now the third largest college in the UK with more than 40,000 […]

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‘If that doesn’t work, we do it again.’ Really?

Next time you come across a member of your college marketing staff, treat him or her gently. They’re a much misunderstood lot, says Nick Warre In 1990 I was one of the first people in FE to have the word marketing in my job title. There were very few of us, and we were not […]

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Four into one equals success

City and Islington College, born in 1993, has faced challenges aplenty in its 20 years. Despite the blips, a birthday study shows how it has championed the community it serves, writes Andrew Morris Take two FE colleges, one sixth-form centre and one adult education service, mix together slowly, simmer on a gentle heat and what […]

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Flagship centre gives learners industry experience

Nottinghamshire learners will have the chance to experience running their own hair and beauty salons, spa and fine dining restaurant thanks to a multi-million pound development of their college. Learners at West Nottinghamshire College’s new £11m flagship centre will have the chance to gain industry experience and skills at the ‘Revive’ salons, nail bar and […]

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A new focus for governors in a new era

On the first day, conference chair Professor Bill Lucas and Exeter College principal Richard Atkins talked about the sector’s renewed focus on teaching and learning. Delegates also heard  more about the new Ofsted common inspection framework from senior inspector Beverley Barlow. They also took part in interactive and workshop sessions. The major theme of the […]

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Don’t let more adults miss out on learning

The bad news is that the number of part-time learners in HE is plummeting. The good news (for FE colleges) is that it’s a chance to develop more business, says David Hughes Higher education does not usually command many column inches in FE Week. However,  it was concerning to see how little coverage there was […]

Opinion

The front line, the back office, and the long corridor in between

Former House of Commons Education Select Committee specialist Ben Nicholls is head of policy at London’s Newham College. He writes exclusively for FE Week every month Michael Gove, easily the naughtiest boy in the class in many teachers’ eyes, got himself into trouble again last week. But this time he might be feeling a bit […]

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Gordon Marsden, shadow skills minister

Picture the young Gordon Marsden on his first day as a tutor for the Open University. It is the early 1980s. He is standing in a hall in Tottenham, North London, and no one is taking much notice of him. He is 20 years younger than most of the others in the hall. What to […]

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