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Cabinet reshuffle should reinstate Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Further Education
Details by Paul Eeles Published: 15 January 2020 Hits: 24 User Rating: 5 / 5 Please Rate You are using adblocker please support us by whitelisting www.fenews.co.uk #WeWantaSkillsMinister - The Federation of @AwardingBodies Chair Calls on @BorisJohnson to Reinstate a Dedicated Minister for the Further Education Sector The FAB Chair, Paul Eeles, has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling on him to use his next Cabinet reshuffle to reinstate a Minister of State for Skills,...
Sponsored: Qualifications face the biggest shake up in a generation - time to have your say
Talk to anyone in the awarding industry and they will tell you that the only constant is change. The sector has already responded to government and a raft of regulatory reforms by developing innovative new ways of meeting evolving learner, skills and employer needs, across the UK. Awarding bodies are making big investments in the apprenticeship reforms, by undertaking the lion’s share – over 65% – of end-point assessments against the new standards.
Words of Advice for New Secretary of State for Education @GavinWilliamson
Sector Response to the appointment of Gavin Williamson as Secretary of State for Education: Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, has been appointed Secretary of State for Education in Boris Johnson's first evening in office as Prime Minister.
Government review into funding of qualifications at level 3 and below: Don't kick away the ladder of opportunity for learners!
We must not let the government’s rationalisation of qualifications kick away the ladder of opportunity for learners The chair of the Federation of Awarding Bodies, Paul Eeles, argues that Ministers should seek more independent advice in deciding the future funding of qualifications: Probably everyone reading this article, at some point or other, has attended at least one education awards ceremony.
Apprenticeship External Quality Assurance Is A Mess And Needs Sorting Out
The recent news that apprenticeship external quality assurance bodies, known as EQAs, are charging significantly different variable rates for their services is a mess. Some are charging nothing while others’ fees run into thousands of pounds for what should be, essentially, the same service. To sort it out, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (The Institute) needs to go back to the drawing board and figure out a more efficient and effective approach to quality assurance.
Apprenticeship External Quality Assurance Is A Mess And Needs Sorting Out
The recent news that apprenticeship external quality assurance bodies, known as EQAs, are charging significantly different variable rates for their services is a mess. Some are charging nothing while others’ fees run into thousands of pounds for what should be, essentially, the same service. To sort it out, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (The Institute) needs to go back to the drawing board and figure out a more efficient and effective approach to quality assurance.
Qualifications in Apprenticeship Standards
Last week the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) announced a very significant change in of the rules concerning the use of qualifications in apprenticeship standards. These changes should be welcomed warmly by the education, skills and awarding sectors. The value of qualifications to learners taking new Apprenticeship standards up to now has largely been ignored in the debate. This announcement isn’t a panacea by any stretch of the imagination.
Flashback Friday! 10th November
Flashback Friday! 10th November Details Written by FE News Editor Published: 10 November 2017 Hits: 33 Welcome to Flashback Friday 10th November, where we take a look back through time at the year: 2016: Young People with Below Average Academic Attainment by Paul Eeles, Chief Executive of the Skills and Education Group 2015: Establishing ground rules with your learners by Ann Gravells, Author and Education Consultant 2014: Colleges as social enterprises by Andy Durman, VP of UK operations,...
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