The government risks missing its ambitious target to roll out smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses because of a lack of investment in training engineers, a leading trade skills course […]...
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Vocational training – what does it mean for young people today?
Pizza Hut brings its series on apprenticeships to a close by hearing from their students...
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Vocational training: the revival
Since A-Level results are almost upon us, we start a new short series of articles from Pizza Hut exploring the revival of vocational training and how a robust apprenticeship programme can […]...
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Vocational training experts agree that the current apprenticeship system will not deliver on quality
A new report concludes that the Government’s targets of achieving three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 and the imposition of the company levy in its current form, are likely to […]...
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Ofsted college reports’ analysis reveals QA processes at heart of FE success
The importance of self-assessment and improvement planning at the heart of FE success is recognised in the latest Ofsted college reports....
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Quality assurance resource drives change at Merseyside training provider
One of first adopters of an online quality assurance resource has seen the benefits of shifting from time-consuming paper-based SARs to Ofsted-ready information at the press of a button....
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Charity’s apprenticeship levy pilot helps employers get value for money
Careers guidance charity Believe in Young People (BiYP) are leading a pilot aimed at developing work-ready youngsters so that employers get the most from their levy funds...
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Training providers will back an apprenticeship levy that works for all employers
The skills minister will be told by training providers today that they are ready to ‘sell’ the apprenticeship levy reforms enthusiastically to business after a survey revealed that many employers […]...
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Innovative training for tomorrow’s engineers
The High Value Manufacturing Catapult explains how its centres work with industry and academia to ensure that the apprentices of today learn the technologies of tomorrow....
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How to ensure a successful apprenticeship scheme
David Allison shares his advice on how to ensure a successful apprenticeship scheme....
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