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A plea to independent training providers – make your voices heard 

Some ITPs may have small or no marketing departments, but many are very keen to get learner and staff voices into the press, writes Nicki Hay  You may have seen my interview in last week’s edition of FE Week. It was great to have the opportunity to talk about my previous experiences and my vision […]

Opinion

Mindful Education – helping colleges and training providers prepare for AAT Q2022

Delivering new or updated qualifications can be daunting, but working with Mindful Education makes the transition to AAT Q2022 significantly easier for colleges and training providers.

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The level 2 qualifications review is deafeningly silent on key problems

The review seems unaware of the sell-by dates of its proposals – and that’s only the beginning, writes Gordon Marsden As a founder member of the Right to Learn group, which advocates for a statutory right to learn throughout life, I was struck by a number of issues as I ploughed my way through the […]

Opinion

Nicki Hay, chair, Association of Employment and Learning Providers

Nicki Hay is the second ever chair – and its first female chair – of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers in its history. Can her messaging make the government credit ITPs at last?  “I like to get things done,” Nicki Hay, the new chair of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, tells […]

Profiles

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 387

Claire Gehlig Curriculum consultant, FE Associates Start date: April 2022 Previous Job: Head of Apprenticeships, South Thames College Interesting fact: Claire’s proudest personal achievement was completing a 26-mile hike from Brighton to Eastbourne to raise money for Macmillan Sean Cosgrove Chief Revenue Officer, Corndel Start date: June 2022 Previous Job: Chief Commercial Officer, Lifetime Training […]

Movers and Shakers

Ofsted 5-year strategy Q&A with Paul Joyce

We discuss the watchdog’s two key areas of focus for FE

News, Ofsted

St John Ambulance faces apprentice recruitment suspension

Ofsted found ‘insufficient’ progress at the country’s best-known first aid training charity

News, Ofsted

Employers losing interesting in T Levels, survey reveals

5,000 employers were quizzed about their interest in offering T Level placements, apprenticeships and traineeships.

News, T Levels

The skills bill’s ambition cannot become reality without colleges

Royal assent for the bill moves the country closer to an employer-led skills system, but it can’t happen without providers on the ground, writes Alex Burghart Never in my lifetime have I known an economy so hungry for skills. There are 1.3 million vacancies out there. This is for many reasons, but the obvious ones […]

Opinion, Uncategorized, Skills reform