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Big changes are coming for the FE sector — are you ready?

It might be a busy few days at Association of Colleges (AoC) conference, but that is set to continue with an extensive programme of reforms hitting the sector, as Graham Hasting-Evans explains.  Many will be focused on their post-16 area reviews or looking forward to their ‘turn’ with apprehension. FE Commissioner Dr David Collins has […]

Opinion

Ten-point plan for apprenticeship success laid out by government official Jennifer Coupland

A ten-point plan to help deliver the government’s 3m apprenticeships target has been issued by senior apprenticeship official Jennifer Coupland (pictured above). Ms Coupland, head of the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation (BIS) and Department for Education (DfE) apprenticeship unit, reeled off the points at a seminar themed ‘Where next for apprenticeships’ on Wednesday […]

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Ofqual chief explains ‘transparent’ audit system for new Regulated Qualifications Framework to FAB conference

Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey has spelled out how its “transparent” audit system will work under the new Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). Ms Stacey told the Federation of Awarding Bodies’ conference today that Ofqual would be publishing the results of its audits, as she challenged awarding bodies to create qualifications that are “valid”. “We will be […]

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Scrapping of QCF ‘small but not insignificant step for mankind’, Ofqual boss tells MPs

The unpicking of the qualifications and credit framework (QCF) was a “small but not insignificant step for mankind”, Ofqual chief regulator Glenys Stacey has told MPs. During a hearing of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, Ms Stacey said the qualification watchdog’s move to scrap the QCF was “actually extremely technical” because it had […]

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Degree apprenticeships – not just because they are ‘free’

With the apprenticeships title having undergone a government consultation aimed at protecting the brand, David Allison looks at what effect, if any, degree apprenticeships might also have on the brand. Degree apprenticeships are the latest extension to the range of options open to young people and offer even more strength to the argument that apprenticeships […]

Opinion

Judge hits out over awarding organisation charities’ £400k trademark wrangle

A judge has rapped two open college network charities for running up huge legal bills in a trade mark infringement case. The case, which was heard at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, London, was brought by NOCN (formerly known as National Open College Network) against OCN Credit4Learning. NOCN, an awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual, claimed […]

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Meet the new framework, not quite the same as the old framework

Gemma Gathercole outlines her views on the new qualifications framework coming into force next month. Anyone that works in the awarding sector will understand that for us change is the only constant. I was involved in qualification development during the introduction of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), and now we are at the dawn of another new […]

Opinion

‘It’s a different way of thinking about how we regulate’ – Ofqual’s Jeremy Benson Q&A on new RQF

The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) was unveiled by Ofqual last week and was designed to be more descriptive and less prescriptive than its predecessor, the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). FE Week spoke to Jeremy Benson (pictured above), Ofqual executive director for vocational qualifications, to find out more about the new framework and what it […]

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New Ofqual framework to focus on outcomes

Ofqual’s replacement for the Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF) will give awarding organisations more freedom to review and develop their qualifications, the watchdog’s vocational qualifications boss has said. The new Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), which comes into force on October 1, will take away the rules and structure of the QCF and instead focus on outcomes. Speaking […]

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