Thursday
Why colleges shouldn’t see employers as the enemy
Some say the FE White Paper is too focused on employers – but employers are the ones with the jobs, says Iain Mackinnon
Why the skills guarantee must be local at heart
Flexibility must be built into the Lifetime Skills Guarantee so each provider can gauge local needs, writes Julie Mills
Tuesday
Education shouldn’t be about pandering to employer need
People, not employers, should always be central to everything the college sector does, writes principal Ian Pryce
Degree apprenticeships: No commitment on 50% target
Preferred candidate for chair of Office for Students says degree apprenticeships target would be ‘extraordinary shift’
Monday
3 factors that amplify the impact of lost learning
Poverty and the kind of courses students are on can exacerbate the impact of lost learning time, writes David Hughes
Why employer-led qualifications won’t work for learners
Getting employers to design qualifications risks students missing out on broader knowledge, warns Sam Jones
