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Apprenticeships commission puts colleges forward as solution to schools’ vocational offer for ‘all’ 14 to 16-year-olds

All 14 to 16-year-olds should be able to study a vocational subject at school – and colleges could hold the key to providing that offer, an influential group of politicians and sector leaders recommended today. The Demos thinktank’s Commission on Apprenticeships, launched last summer, has published its report, which also calls for an “apprentice guarantee” that […]

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Audit office FE finances probe should examine 24pc cut plans, say college leaders

College leaders have called for a government National Audit Office (NAO) probe into college financial sustainability to consider the effect of a national cut of 24 per cent next year. The government spending watchdog has announced an investigation into oversight of financial sustainability in the FE sector, focusing specifically on colleges. The NAO, which will report on […]

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Mentors are the key to apprentice success

The learning process of an apprenticeship is well-recognised for the apprentice, but it also asks much of the person overseeing that process, and as such the role of mentor is one not to be taken lightly explains Graham Hasting-Evans. Everyone is talking about apprenticeships and while each party shouts loudly about their own policy with […]

Opinion

Kevin McLoughlin and Jean Duprez, K&M McLoughlin Decorating

For any organisation to have a member of staff awarded an MBE among the New Year Honours is fortunate — but to have two looks like real commitment to a cause. And in the case of Kevin McLoughlin and Jean Duprez that cause is skills training. The duo were recognised last year and this year, […]

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Under the skin of the apprenticeships ‘hot potato’

The publication of the delayed Skills Funding Agency Grant Letter loomed over National Apprenticeships Week (which starts on March 9) a bit like … well, anything else that looms. Whether it was a further cut of 25 per cent to the non-apprenticeship Adult Skills Budget, the 25 per cent increase in the budget for 24+ […]

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‘Careers advisers who don’t promote apprenticeships should be fired’

Failure to promote apprenticeships and traineeships should result in the sack for careers advisers, House of Commons Education Select Committee chair Graham Stuart has said. During a debate secured by the Association of Colleges and All-Party Parliamentary Group for FE and lifelong learning chair Stephen Lloyd MP, Mr Stuart said schools needed a bigger incentive […]

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Byrne gives 16 to 19 ringfence assurance

Shadow Skills Minister Liam Byrne has pledged a Labour Government would not raid the 16 to 19 budget to pay for early years’ or schools provision. Labour had promised to include 16 to 19 provision within an education budget ringfence, which currently ends at 16, but had not previously committed to protecting it from being […]

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Sector chief tells of jobs fear as providers face 24pc funding cut

Association of Colleges chief executive Martin Doel (pictured) has told of his fears that more job losses could be about to sweep away FE and skills staff after it was announced provider budgets would be slashed by up to 24 per cent. He said that with the average college having made 105 redundancies since 2009/10, […]

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FE Week launches 2015 survey — prizes on offer for your opinions

It’s that time again! The second annual FE Week survey launches today with the aim of taking the sector’s pulse and delivering the results just in time for the general election on May 7. And just like last year you could win an iPad Air and an FE Week subscription just for taking part. The […]

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