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Preparing learners for work, not just exams: the case for skills-led learning

As further education (FE) continues to adapt to shifting labour markets, digital transformation and widening participation agendas, providers are being challenged to do more than deliver content or credentials. They must support learners to become confident decision-makers – individuals who can apply skills, reflect on experience and transition successfully into work or further study.

Warm tributes paid to ‘doyenne’ of the employability and skills sector Janette Faherty

Fond tributes have been paid to Janette Faherty OBE, a “doyenne” of the employability and skills sector who has died after a short illness. The founder of Avanta Enterprise Ltd, which provided welfare-to-work and skills training services across the UK, was aged 67. Ms Faherty started her company in 1983 as TNG, but it became Avanta after a […]