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The boss of Elmfield Training Ltd has been accused by an MP of a “rip off” over his firm’s high profit margins which have been generated by the public purse. Ged Syddall, founder and chief executive officer of Elmfield Training Ltd, was joined by Norman Pickavance, HR Directer at Morrisons, to give evidence to the MPs on Business, Innovation […]
News
Schools with sixth forms are restricting pupils’ access to information about alternative education options, according to a new study. The survey, conducted by the Association of Colleges (AoC), shows half of schools which have their own sixth forms are providing GCSE pupils with “poor, limited or no access” to information about courses available in their […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) was given the Royal seal of approval when His Royal Highness the Duke of York paid a visit. The Duke visited to help promote the work of colleges in providing apprenticeships, work-based learning and business skills development. After meeting local dignitaries, His Royal Highness was given a tour of the college by […]
Bulletin
Recent evidence that unemployment rates among black 16 to 24-year-old men available for work have risen to 56 per cent – double what it was three years ago – is appalling news. But even worse is the growing evidence that the government is falling short in its efforts to tackle the root causes and direct […]
Opinion
Subway has started offering intermediate apprenticeship places across a small number of stores in areas such as Tyne and Wear, Devon and Dorset. Nick Summers, reporter at FE Week and a former employee of Subway, gives his view on the new scheme. Last week the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) were tweeting about a number of […]
FE provider membership bodies are calling on Ofsted to take a greater look at the information, advice and guidance given out at schools. The Association of Colleges (AoC) believes the education regulator should grade the advice handed out to school students, while Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has urged Ofsted to make it […]
FE Week’s Nick Reinis speaking to the newly appointed chief executive of NAS at the Apprenticeship Quality Conference last week Picture by Nick Linford Recommendations on plans to introduce a minimum duration for 19+ apprenticeships have been passed by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) to the skills minister. The […]
David Way has been appointed as the interim chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), replacing Simon Waugh immediately. Mr Way, who up until now has been the chief operating officer at NAS, said he was “delighted” to be offered the position. “Every month I meet many employers and Apprentices who truly believe in […]
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The Data Service, an arm of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), has today published ‘shadow funding calculations’ in the latest version of their funding software. Version 19.03 of the Learner Information Suite (LIS) software includes a module which produces a spreadsheet comparing a colleges current funding in 2011/12 with new funding rates for 2013/14. The change in […]
