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The British government has issued an England-wide avian influenza prevention zone, meaning individuals with 50 or more poultry or captive birds must house them inside. A similar designation was made across the whole of…
Read moreSpeaking at the Association of Colleges annual conference, ahead of Alan Milburn’s final report on the NEET crisis, due later this month, Powell said almost 150,000 16 to 18 year olds are currently NEET, which she called…
Read moreUnder the agreement, MTC Training will transition all its engineering fitter, machining technician, engineering maintenance technician and mechatronics maintenance technician apprenticeship standards to SIAS, bringing…
Read moreMore than seven in ten (71.4%) students at East Sussex College are confident that the education and training they receive is helping them develop the skills needed for the future of work, according to a new college…
Read moreThe UK’s £1bn-a-year regulated qualifications market has come under growing scrutiny in recent years, with concerns that its sheer scale makes it difficult for learners and employers to navigate. More than 10,000 active…
Read moreThis milestone provides external recognition of the quality, relevance and rigour of the Group’s learning programmes and reflects its long-term investment in developing people and strengthening business capability. At…
Read moreThe agreement brings together two of the region’s leading education and training providers in a shared commitment to collaboration, innovation, and industry engagement, helping to address skills shortages and support…
Read moreWe have developed elaborate structures for appointing people to positions of authority, complete with competency frameworks, performance assessments, succession plans and increasingly impressive job titles, yet we remain…
Read moreThe announcement by the UK government and EU of their agreement in principle to establish a Youth Mobility Scheme following their May 2025 summit was welcomed with widespread optimism. The key principle agreed was that…
Read moreThis rate is more than double the proportion seen in the wider business sector, where 43% of businesses reported incidents, highlighting FE institutions as frequent targets for digital criminals (source DSIT cyber…
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