apprenticeships | FE Week

From rival to collaboration – the key to success in FE

Wigan & Leigh college principal Anna Dawe demonstrates how collaboration is power if regions are to fully harness the opportunities offered by devolution Much of Anna Dawe’s further education career has been “coloured” by the idea that colleges compete against each other in a “highly competitive market”. Years ago, she recalls colleges paying for adverts […]

This is the turning point for higher technical education

After years of being overshadowed by traditional academic routes higher technical education is finally gaining momentum

Apprenticeships serve the public – so devolve them

Whitehall holds too much power and big employers have learned to game the levy

Apprenticeships are for life, not just National Apprenticeship Week

National Apprenticeship Week is one of the awareness events that we all mark in our calendars. It’s a hive of activity and a hub for stories of apprentices, training providers, and employers achieving amazing things thanks to this powerful pathway.

If we want better outcomes, we must listen to apprentices

Our survey reveals what apprentices value most, and least, about their training

Clarity needed on Skills England reform, not rushed change

Seven areas of improvement a system-level evolution could deliver as skills legislation progresses in Parliament

Cost and complexity turn providers off degree apprenticeships

The long-term future of degree apprenticeships hinges on the government’s ability to tackle regulatory, financial and engagement challenges

The FE fashion school where change is always on trend

Fashion Retail Academy principal Lee Lucas on the impact of 20 years of industry transformation- from physical shops to same-day deliveries, influencers and drone flying A delicate fragrance lingers in the air as I pass through the grand pillared archway under a stained-glass goddess, and into the home of the Fashion Retail Academy. The lavish […]

Wolf’s apprenticeship proposals would be a devolution howler

Employers are best placed to lead training needs – and Baroness Alison Wolf’s idea of devolving funding to local leaders would wreck that