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The chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has warned “all will be lost” if the sector fails to tackle poor quality apprenticeships. “In terms of quality, it’s all very well to gain market share, and grow the programme, and grow it to record numbers, but if we’re undermining the prestige and the view […]
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Colleges provide training for more than 1000 unemployed people each year, according to a report by the Association of Colleges (AoC). The research, conducted by the AoC in November 2011, found that 95 per cent of colleges offer provision for unemployed people. A further 64 per cent responded saying they had improved their provision to […]
The government’s Work Programme is being exposed to fraud and will help significantly less people than expected to secure a job, a new report has revealed. The National Audit Office (NAO) says the scheme will put just over a quarter of claimants who are on Jobseekers Allowance and aged over 25 into employment, compared to […]
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A college has teamed up with housing provider 1625 Independent People to solve issues for local young people. Students on Building and Construction Courses at Filton College will take on repair jobs in the charity’s properties. Groups of four or five students and their tutor will take on repair and maintenance jobs as part of […]
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Raised in rural Shropshire, in a family that was “very middle of the road” politically, Tom Wilson was an unlikely teenage leftie. In fact, his parents – both teachers – regarded his political awakenings with some amusement, he says. Educated at Wellington Grammar School, which “had pretentions to being a posh school but was in […]
Profiles
Schools with sixth forms are giving students biased advice and restricting the access of colleges and training providers, according to a report by the 157 Group. The policy paper, titled ‘Information is not enough: the case for professional careers guidance’, calls for more schools and colleges to offer impartial guidance, as well as face-to-face careers […]
Two further education colleges have joined in a unique federation to cut costs under the leadership of one principal. Surrey-based institutes Kingston College and Carshalton College last year scrapped the original plan to merge, in favour of the new type of partnership, which means both colleges will retain their own governing bodies. The decision was […]
David Hughes said he never had any “grand career plans.” In fact, the chief executive of NIACE, who has also had top jobs at the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA), could easily have ended up in the financial sector. Raised on a council estate in north London, where “everyone left […]
A shake-up of apprenticeships will see all programmes for 16 to 18 year-olds take place for at least a year. Skills minister John Hayes revealed the new measure, which comes into place from August 2012, during a debate on apprenticeships at the House of Commons on Monday. He also revealed that delivery models must include […]
