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The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has allocated providers an extra £240 million since the start of the academic year, new data has shown. An updated spreadsheet for 2011/12, published by the SFA earlier this week, shows that allocations have risen to more than £4 billion combined. The extra funding has been distributed mostly through the […]
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As tag lines go, the one being championed as the essence of Adult Learners’ Week, which begins on Saturday, will take some beating. It reads: “There has never been a more important time to celebrate and promote the benefits of learning – encouraging adults to discover the positive impact learning can have on their lives, […]
The group HR and communications director at Morrisons has announced he will leave the supermarket retailer at the end of June. Norman Pickavance, who has been questioned by the BIS Select Committee over the apprenticeship programme at Morrisons, will leave “to pursue opportunities” elsewhere. Dalton Philips, the chief executive of Morrisons, said: “Norman has been […]
Toni Pearce was reelected as VP for FE Over 1,500 students from across educational institutions in the UK descended upon Sheffield’s City Hall to attend the National Union of Students (NUS)flagship National Conference. National conference is the sovereign body of the NUS and sees delegates electing their representatives and policy for the forthcoming academic year. […]
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The relationship between further education, the world of work, and local economic development is at a crossroads. With over one million young people unemployed for the first time, FE colleges are now in a unique position to revolutionise how they support learners’ migration from training into gainful employment. The Wolf Review suggested we shift the […]
Opinion
Before we look at shaping the future, I’d firstly like to look at the past by sharing some history behind the Australian Group Training model. Group Training in the Australian landscape involves organisations legally employing apprentices across many occupational sectors and, in turn, placing them with a host employer. The Group Training Company essentially manages […]
Geoff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency points to David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, at the BIS Select Committee, chaired by Adrian Bailey Members of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee have criticised the poor value for money offered by retail apprenticeships. MPs questioned David Way, interim chief executive […]
Questions have been raised over apprenticeships offered by a fast-food chain. Dudley MP Ian Austin is demanding answers after it emerged that Subway are offering £2.60 per hour for a role as a ‘sandwich artist’ in the Black Country. Mr Austin said the apprenticeship was advertised by Job Centre Plus and an identical job in […]
David Way, interim chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Geoff Russell, chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), will give evidence at the next session of an inquiry into apprenticeships. The pair have been called on by as witnesses by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee for the sixth […]
