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Apprenticeship figures: Are colleges skipping lunch?

There’s nothing wrong with colleges not providing apprenticeships, unless it threatens their future viability, says Ben Verinder Recent figures on the proportion of apprenticeships delivered by different types of providers appear to paint a miserable picture for colleges.  Once again their share of the market has fallen; they now deliver fewer than one third of […]

Opinion

IPPR’s proposals are not in the public interest

The latest report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) recommends abolishing level two apprenticeships for all 16- to 18-year-olds. It proposes forcing all those in this age group who are not taking an academic route to university, to undertake a two-year pre-apprenticeship programme at their local FE college or not-for-profit training provider. Even […]

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Apprenticeships aren’t the only answer

A system of any extreme is unlikely to deliver the right outcomes for individuals, employers or the economy, says Gemma Gathercole There can be little doubt that apprenticeships are the hot topic in the skills world, but recent events and reports have shown us there is still little consensus on what our apprenticeship system should […]

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Exeter College is the best college in the country, according to FE Week’s new league table

Sector leaders should expect sage advice on how to excel in all areas from the new FE Commissioner, now that his former college has come out on top in FE Week’s first ever rankings table. Exeter College, which was led by Richard Atkins CBE until he retired in March, scored a perfect 16 in our […]

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Strong indication of English and maths post-16 requirement change

The strongest indication yet has been given that the Department for Education is planning to change its English and maths requirements for post-16 learners, by apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon. The revelation came during his speech this afternoon at the Association of Colleges annual conference, in Birmingham.He conceded to delegates that GCSEs are not […]

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Time to celebrate many achievements of colleges, Halfon tells conference

The achievements of the FE sector are a cause for huge celebration, apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon has told college leaders. He was upbeat in a speech this afternoon to the Association of Colleges annual conference, in Birmingham, stressing that every town should be proud of its college. Mr Halfon, who was given the […]

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Greening appeals for reforms support from across ‘technical education family’

The first Association of Colleges conference address by Justine Greening, as education secretary, saw her appeal for support with delivering reforms from across the “technical education family”. Ms Greening, who was appointed to the post in July, called for widespread backing for the apprenticeship levy launch next April, and a slimmed down “high quality” post-16 FE system […]

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Skills Show is the ‘future’ of Britain, Halfon says

The Skills Show is the “future of our country” that will help bridge a growing skills gap with world-class apprenticeships, Robert Halfon has said. The apprenticeship and skills minister (pictured right) visited the fourth annual Skills Show this morning as the three-day event at Birmingham’s NEC kicked off. Standing alongside Neil Bentley (pictured left), chief […]

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Social Mobility Commission calls for school sixth form extension

The Social Mobility Commission has called for school sixth form provision to be extended and given a role in supporting FE colleges to deliver the new Skills Plan. It has this morning published a fourth annual report – “The State of the Nation” – which warns Britain has a “deep social mobility problem which is […]

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