Adult education

How our pick n’ mix approach to adult learning is delivering for Calderdale

Taking inspiration from Woolworth’s iconic sweet stand has helped us create an inclusive, flexible, and industry-aligned program, writes Naseem...

JL Dutaut
Naseem Aqeel
Adult education

National Extension College: Sixty years of second chance learning

The National Extension College has pioneered distance and second-chance education for six decades this August, and its founding mission...

Shane Chowen
Sir Alan Tuckett
Adult education, Skills reform

Government scraps plans to limit ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes

DfE will rename non-qual courses and reinstate health and community outcomes

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Training Providers

Babington to cut over 100 staff in ‘strategic realignment’

New CEO scraps AEB, bootcamps and some apprenticeships

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Devolution

West Mids to fund ‘study programmes’ for young adults

Young adults to benefit from a raft of measures set to boost the number of level 3 qualifications in...

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Adult education, Training Providers

National AEB tender winners 2023 revealed

55 training providers awarded share of £75m pot

Shane Chowen
Anviksha Patel and Shane Chowen
Adult education

Winners of the 2023 Festival of Learning awards announced

The awards honour and celebrate moving stories from learners, tutors, employers and providers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Mind the gap: adult skills education must adapt to changing learner needs

New research reveals seismic changes in job supply and employee demands with considerable repercussions for adult education, explains Iviyot...

JL Dutaut
Ivjyot Oberoi
Adult education, Levelling Up, Long read

Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up

The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill....

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill