Inside of City College Brighton & Hove building with glass roof

Independent review of Professionalism in the FE and Skills Sector launched by John Hayes on Thursday 2nd February, 2012.

Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, John Hayes, today launched an independent review to investigate ways to improve the professional status of the further education and skills workforce. He confirmed that the review will be chaired by Lord [...]


English Students

Back to Work:Colleges Supporting Sustainable Jobs

A new AoC study shows that the average college provides training for more than 1000 unemployed people a year. As unemployment climbs to 2.6 million, including more than one million young people, colleges are working harder than ever to give [...]


Three students playing football outside at Sparsholt College

£50 million investment in sports provision for FE Colleges and Universities

It was announced yesterday that there will be a £50 million investment into sports provision in Further Education Colleges and Universities. Jeremy Hunt, Secretary for State for Department for Culture, Olympics Media and Sport, outlined plans for a £1 billion [...]


Spotlight

Training Managers required for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013

 

Could you be a WorldSkills Training Manager to inspire, train and support young people for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013? Following the outstanding success of Team UK at London 2011, WorldSkills are looking for volunteer Training Managers in a variety of vocational areas to prepare and train the UK competitors to compete against their peers from over 53 countries. If you think you have what it takes, then please contact gemmabaker@aosec.org.uk for further information on how to apply. Please note the deadline [...]

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