Opinion

Making apprenticeships work for young people will take more than fixing the funding formula

At their best, apprenticeships can offer young people the opportunity to earn and to learn; to blend on-the-job training...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Four changes in the apprenticeship announcements you need to know

This morning FE Week was the first to report that the Department for Education had released documents confirming the...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Let’s take full advantage of what devolution can offer

The government’s devolution and localism agenda creates opportunities for the sector to refine its mission and purpose, says Ayub...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

In support of a maintenance loan revolution for FE

Maintenance loans are everywhere in higher education, so why aren’t they available for those in technical education, asks Mark...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Bosses ‘switch’ firms leaving huge student and company debt

Serious questions are being asked of the Skills Funding Agency, after it allowed directors to switch the ownership of...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Six-month euro funding delay ‘could have been avoided’

Sector leaders have lashed out at the UK government and European Commission over a possible six-month funding gap for...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter