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College to close former Pearson in Practice centres

West Nottinghamshire College has announced plans to shut almost half of the training centres it bought under last year’s Pearson in Practice deal. The college, which struck the deal with Pearson last spring for an undisclosed amount and now runs it under the name Vision Workforce Skills, wants to close centres in Romford, Newcastle, Bristol […]

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Graham Stuart, chair, Education Select Committee

After almost four years at the helm of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, Graham Stuart is not known for holding back when it comes to criticising government. But the Tory politician’s willingness to speak his mind in his committee sittings should not be mistaken for an absence of party loyalty. Pro-austerity and highly […]

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What the budget means for FE beyond the apprenticeship headlines

The extension of the apprenticeship grant for employers may have provided the main source of budget attention for FE, but Mick Fletcher looks at how else the sector might have been affected by Chancellor George Osborne’s announcements. In a pre-election budget, designed to win votes through devices like cutting the bingo tax, FE was never […]

Opinion

Elmfield probe results ‘with minister’

The findings of an official investigation into defunct training provider Elmfield are on the desk of Skills Minister Matthew Hancock, FE Week can reveal. A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) would not say if the report would be made public, but MPs on the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee […]

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Outstanding opportunities in Saudi Arabia

  Dean (3 posts, 2 male, 1 female)    Salary up to : £120k Vice Dean (3 posts, 2 male, 1 female)      Salary up to: £80k Director of Finance (1 post: male or female)      Salary up to: £70k Director of Curriculum and Quality (1 post: male or female)    Salary up to: £70k […]

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Adult quals cull risks ‘throwing baby out with the bathwater’

The government risks “throwing the baby out with the bathwater” with cuts to qualifications it sees as worthless, FE sector leaders have warned. A host of speakers at a seminar on the future of adult vocational qualifications urged Skills Minister Matthew Hancock to think carefully about public funding cuts to apparently unpopular qualifications. It comes […]

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Raising questions over the RPA

With statistics this month having shown a rise in the number of unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds not in education, employment or training, Nansi Ellis looks at whether the government’s policy of raising the participation age is working. Statistics this month showed that the number of unemployed 16 and 17-year-olds rose over the last three months […]

Opinion

Does anyone care about 16 and 17-year-olds?

Nearly eight month since the government raised the participation age, Mark Corney evaluates a policy that will next year mean young people up to the age of 18 — increased from 17 — must remain in education or be in training. No one seems to care about 16 and 17-year-olds. Perhaps the reason is that […]

Opinion

Apprentice wage rise gets mixed welcome

The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced. The 2 per cent rise will come into force on October 1. The move, which was recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) after the government asked how it could […]

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