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Three ways to replace in-work careers experience for your students

Virtual reality technology and collaborative projects can keep students switched on to careers, writes David Chapman It’s no wonder many young people are struggling to picture their future. When entire business sectors have been forced to close, relatives are being laid off and exams are cancelled, it’s hard to think beyond the next few months. […]

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The DfE must realise the arts are key to the future of engineering

Many of the skills and behaviours in creative digital qualifications are transferrable to the STEM sector, writes Ann Marie Spry An estimated 11 million adults in the UK are now eligible to obtain a new qualification for free to help them gain in-demand skills. But it’s more urgent than ever that we address the creative […]

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Northern College faces ‘perfect storm’ and shock battle to survive

An adult residential college is facing a financial crisis that threatens its survival following a funding audit and government review.  Northern College, rated grade one by Ofsted with ‘outstanding’ financial health, is locked in a legal dispute with the Education and Skills Funding Agency following claims it has made “errors” worth £1.2 million across 2018/19 […]

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FE Colleges Win with Out-of-the-Box Digital Skills

Newcastle College upped its digital skills capabilities by partnering with an edtech specialist, Code Institute, on the creation and delivery of a Level 5 Diploma in Web Application Development – meeting a critical skills need for employers and learners. Ironically, this story began pre-pandemic in October 2020. Like many FE colleges Newcastle were in a […]

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NOCN Group’s Skills Recovery Roadmap

Future Skills, Future Workforce, Future Proof NOCN Group is supporting colleges, training providers, and employers to understand the various routes, new initiatives, and funding options available to developing the skilled workforce urgently required post-Covid19. Committed to supporting the Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ drive to increase employment opportunities in response to the pandemic, NOCN is here […]

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Flexi-job plans may force closure of some ATAs, DfE is warned

The government has been warned that many apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) will close down under plans for new flexi-job apprenticeships. A consultation launched on Tuesday about making all 111 ATAs apply to a new register of approved flexi-job apprenticeship schemes also has one agency boss worried that it could put learners at a disadvantage when […]

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Recruit teachers by talking up prestige of profession, DfE told

Talk about the “magic” of teaching, and less about structures and funding routes, to attract more people into the FE workforce, a leader in staff training has told the government. Education and Training Foundation chief executive David Russell made the remarks yesterday at an FE Week webcast on the Skills for Jobs white paper, specifically […]

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FE White Paper In-Depth | Webcast recordings

Access all the recordings of our FE White Paper In-depth series.  A free webcast update series from FE Week, in partnership with NOCN, to provide an overview of the Government’s FE White Paper (Skills for jobs) and what it means for the FE & Skills sector. RECORDINGS 2 March – Need for an FE White […]

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Race report ‘avoids tackling’ systematic discrimination in apprentice recruitment

An ethnic minority representative group has slammed a prime ministerial commission’s proposal for an apprentice recruitment campaign “highly targeted” at diverse communities.  The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities claimed this week that “prejudice and ignorance” within ethnic minority families led to a low take-up of apprenticeship starts in their communities.  FE Week analysis of […]

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