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The Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced that Maggie Galliers CBE, the principal of Leicester College, is their new president-elect. She will succeed the current AoC president, Fiona McMillan, on August 1. Maggie said: “Colleges are the backbone of the education sector and offer programmes of a breadth and depth which is second to none. […]
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A new flexible provision to deliver programmes tackling localised skills needs has been introduced in the FE sector. The Innovation Code, which formed part of the commitments featured within New Challenges, New Chances, is now live. Although the Code has been widely well received, sector membership bodies have told FE Week that they hoped it […]
News
New Challenges, New Chances’ has made it clear that English and Mathematics remain key elements of the Apprenticeship Framework. Whilst there are some who may feel uncomfortable with the change in terminology there are many others who recognise the importance of providing a single uncomplicated message about what these skills are and why proficiency in […]
Opinion
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 […]
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualifications will continue to be funded for at least one more year, despite changes to the eligibility of literacy qualifications. Issue 100 of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) Update states: “Following consideration of the current English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Adult Basic Skills Certificates, this note […]
Basic skills qualifications in numeracy and literacy for adults will cease to be funded for new starts from August. The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) is no longer funding a centrally held test bank which supports Adult Basic Skills (ABS) qualifications and Key Skills Communication and Application of Number qualifications at Levels 1 […]
The chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has warned “all will be lost” if the sector fails to tackle poor quality apprenticeships. “In terms of quality, it’s all very well to gain market share, and grow the programme, and grow it to record numbers, but if we’re undermining the prestige and the view […]
The conduct of exam boards and freelance examiners has been subject to much scrutiny following the Daily Telegraph’s recent exposé. Video footage submitted by undercover reporters has shown chief examiners explaining the “cycle” of exam questions to worried teachers, as well as the wording students can use to achieve higher marks. The seminar, held in London […]
The owner of one of the UK’s largest and “fastest growing” vocational training providers has also created his own awarding body. Gerard Syddall is a company director and 95 per cent shareholder of Elmfield Training Ltd. As reported by FE Week in June and more recently in the TES magazine, Elmfield Training took more than […]
