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John Hyde, executive chairman of HIT Training – and FE Week’s regular Raw Hyde columnist – was one of 20 FE and skills figures recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list. He was given a CBE, along with Margaret Serna, Lincoln College chair, and Malcolm Trobe, interim general secretary of the Association of School […]
News
Skills Minister Nick Boles has reportedly warned that Brexit could put an end to the apprenticeship levy. He spoke out on the issue during a recent event in Westminster, organised by Policy Exchange. A spokesperson for the think tank told FE Week today that Mr Boles had raised concern about prospects for the levy — […]
Yorkshire Coast College’s principal, Clare Wareing, has announced that she has left her role. Ms Wareing, who first joined the college in 2013 after 16 years at York College, said she was leaving to “pursue other educational interests”. The Grismby Institute, which runs the college, confirmed the departure and added that deputy principal Ann Hardy […]
Movers and Shakers
John Hyde explains why he thinks the government’s drive to encourage more employers to run their own training will end in tears. It comes as no surprise that firms running their own apprenticeship programmes, with some notable exceptions, are less successful in both completion rates and Ofsted grades than specialist training providers. Indeed, in my […]
Opinion
Gareth Parry has depression, which hasn’t stopped him from rising to the top of his organisation. He explains here why apprentice employers need to change their own perceptions of people with mental health issues. The government’s new Get In Go Far campaign to encourage young people to choose an apprenticeship at the start of their […]
FE Week held a lively debate on the future and purpose of traineeships at the Palace of Westminster last week — featuring high profile panellists from across the sector. The event took place on Tuesday (June 7) and speakers included shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden, Association of Employment and Learning Providers chief executive Mark Dawe, […]
The apprenticeship levy should not be limited to large employers, according to the senior government vocational education adviser who first proposed it. Professor Alison Wolf (pictured), who made the case for an employer levy to fund apprenticeship training in a report published days before the government first unveiled the charge, told MPs that the change […]
Mark Dawe (pictured) may only be weeks into his new job, but he is already breaking the mould. The former college principal and awarding organisation chief has become the first boss of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) to openly criticise the scale of subcontracting. Mr Dawe spoke out after AELP claimed that 93 per […]
Two senior appointments have been announced for the Institute for Apprenticeships — a day after Association of Employment and Learning Providers boss Mark Dawe complained to MPs about lack of leadership at the new policing body. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) revealed this morning that former Barclays chief executive Anthony Jenkins had […]
