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Ofqual seeks apprenticeship director to lead new ‘field team’

Ofqual is hiring a director to lead a new apprenticeships team that will be “operating in the field” as it steps up its regulatory work in the end-point assessment market. This “critical new function” will include a team of nine who work remotely to find out if assessments are being delivered “appropriately and consistently”. Led […]

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Applications open for WorldSkills Centre of Excellence

Colleges from across the UK are now being invited to take part in the first wave of the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence programme. Twenty slots are up for grabs for general further education colleges that have over 1,000 learners aged 16 to 18 and a “broad” curriculum offering which want to take part in […]

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Trust your judgement in doing what’s best for your learners

Government must find sustainable solutions for learners and staff alike – and follow its own rules, writes Mark Dawe Last weekend I took part in an unprecedented FE Week webinar with AELP and AoC on a Saturday, to discuss the response to the coronavirus pandemic. With Lsect managing director Shane Mann ably marshalling proceedings as […]

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How the FE sector is adapting to the coronavirus crisis

Colleges and training providers have adapted in positive and innovative ways to continue learning and support the local community during the Covid-19 crisis. Here, FE Week shares some examples, including hospital donations, virtual horticulture, cooking and mental health classes, as well as zumba!   Care apprentices praised as they step up to new responsibilities Care […]

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Facing the coronavirus challenges to EPA together

Jennifer Coupland, chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, reflects on new guidance provided by her organisation on end-point assessment delivery There is no getting away from the fact that these are challenging times for everyone. Government guidance on minimising how we interact, to help curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus, […]

Opinion

ESFA’s supposed solution to NHS business admin conundrum

A successful alternative to the business admin level 2 apprenticeship, for NHS Trusts at least, has been found, according to the government. A blog post published by the Education & Skills Funding Agency last week lauded the level 2 customer service programme as a viable replacement. It has been used in Leeds Teaching Hospitals, which […]

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AELP not convinced with subcontracting overhaul

A major sector body has rejected nearly half the proposals in a government consultation which aims to radically overhaul subcontracting rules. Ten recommendations were put forward by the Education and Skills Funding Agency in its ‘subcontracting post-16 education and training’ consultation, which closed on March 17. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers, which represents […]

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Education secretary writes to all FE providers to express his ‘deepest gratitude’

Education secretary Gavin Williamson has written to college leaders, independent training and adult education providers today to thank them for their “expertise and ingenuity” in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.   Here is the letter in full: Over the past week this nation has entered a truly unprecedented phase and as a government, we […]

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ESFA must act after more than half of all apprentices on standards withdraw

Many events and consultations have been delayed, but it seems the Covid-19 crisis was not going to get in the way of the Department for Education revealing shockingly poor apprenticeship drop-out rates. Last year 54,590 apprentices were due to finish the new style standard and more than half of them withdrew from the programme before […]

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