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Labour claims 9.4m jobs excluded from flagship lifetime skills guarantee

Over 9.4 million people are working in sectors excluded from the government’s new adult level 3 offer under its lifetime skills guarantee, analysis by Labour has found on the eve of the scheme’s launch. FE Week was first to reveal that key economic sectors such as retail, hospitality and travel and tourism have been left […]

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Race commission shines spotlight on apprenticeship ‘disparities’

The government’s commission on racial disparities has called for a new apprenticeship recruitment campaign “highly-targeted” at young people “facing discrimination or disadvantage”. A report published today by the commission claimed ethnic minority families have a mixture of “ignorance and prejudice” about apprenticeships. That contrasts with white families, who show “a mixture of stronger traditions of […]

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Colleges for learners or employers? Governance adviser to government warns of legal tension

The government’s drive for colleges to focus on helping the economy goes against their “lawful purpose” of meeting the needs of learners, a governance expert has warned. Fiona Chalk, national head of governance development for The Education and Training Foundation, told an FE Week webcast this morning there is an “inherent tension” between the two […]

News, Skills reform

Can the government fix the ‘confusing’ careers landscape?

The skills white paper sets the lofty ambition of a “clear, all-age careers system”. Will a former academic be the man to deliver it? Jess Staufenberg reports In 2013 Michael Gove had something of an outburst in an education select committee hearing. He’d just axed Connexions, the national careers advice service for young people aged […]

Feature, News, Long read, Skills reform

Ofqual VTQ consultation – what does this mean for the future of assessment?

Ofqual VTQ consultation – what does this mean for the future of assessment? Stewart Foster, Chief Operating Officer and Responsible Officer at NCFE The past 12 months have certainly brought about their fair share of challenges, and from an education point of view, especially as an awarding organisation, the challenge of how to adapt teaching […]

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For its ‘national recruitment campaign’ the DfE should look to the Armed Forces

Recruitment of service leavers with the skills to rise through the ranks in FE makes sense, writes Campbell Christie When reading through the FE white paper I was particularly struck by the announcement of a “national recruitment campaign” to attract high-calibre teaching staff to the sector.   The paper pledges to “work with the sector […]

Opinion, Skills reform

The DfE has failed to work the industrial strategy into the skills white paper

It looks like the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy aren’t talking to each other, writes Graham Hasting-Evans Do you remember the “industrial strategy”? Back in 2017 the government developed an overarching economic plan spanning up to 2027. From this has flowed a number of sector industry strategies.  These industrial strategies, […]

Opinion, Skills reform

Small employer apprenticeship cap on starts to ‘reset’ next month

The cap on apprenticeship starts for small employers will be reset to zero next month, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has announced. It means that any non-levy paying business can start up to 10 new apprentices from 1 April 2021 regardless of the number they currently employ. The cap will be kept under review […]

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All college leaders required to attend annual MOT meeting

New “strategic conversations” that require all college leaders to meet with Education and Skills Funding Agency and FE Commissioner officials once a year will begin from next month. The meetings, which must be attended by the principal and chair, will be held with individual colleges annually to “look holistically at the college’s strategy”. The ESFA […]

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