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Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops

Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go

News, Apprenticeships

The right decisions for FE will be better made locally than in Westminster

Labour will ensure the right decisions are taken by the right people in the right places, says Seema Malhotra

Opinion, Politics

Worrying workforce data demands we focus more on adult skills

NFER analysis reveals a rocky road ahead for many sectors and a pressing need to make upskilling and reskilling top political priorities, explains Luke Bocock

Opinion, Workforce strategy

Why Ada is a better blueprint for 16-19 than ABS

On Ada Lovelace Day, and as Ada national college opens a new campus, its CEO explains why the Advanced British Standard is missing a trick

Opinion

T Levels: The backbone of the new Advanced British Standard 

The proposed new qualification will not hold back the development of T Levels – on the contrary. Robert Halfon explains

Opinion, Labour

Darren Hankey, Hartlepool College

Darren Hankey is keen for his students to grasp the tantalising opportunities to acquire net zero skills that are emerging in his region as a way of pulling themselves out of poverty. In the college’s 175-year history, Hartlepool has gone from being an industrial powerhouse to one of England’s most deprived towns. Students’ behavioural problems […]

Profiles, Apprenticeships, Colleges, Long read

Colleges should cautiously embrace the Advanced British Standard

Rishi Sunak’s long-term plan to merge A-levels and T Levels can only succeed with a plan for funding, staffing and capital, writes Jackie Grubb

Opinion, Party Conferences 2023

Training ‘accidental’ scientists is key to tackling STEM skills shortages

A large number of workers are keen and just waiting for the right qualification to fill STEM workforce gaps – if we can identify them, explains Jemma Perks

Opinion, Skills shortages

FE needs to be its own most vocal champion – now more than ever

NCFE’s new spotlight report concludes that the sector must prioritise its own needs first – before it can help with shortages elsewhere, explains Philip Le Feuvre

Opinion, Policy