Traineeship Starts Down 14%

Last week’s statistical first release from the DfE highlighted that 20,400 traineeship starts had been reported so far in 2016/17, compared to 23,900 at this time in 2015/16 , a decrease of 14.6 per cent. The DfE says that progression rates remain impressive,...

ETF Autumn Programme

The Education and Training Foundation has published details of CPD courses in its Autumn programme. These workshops and courses are specifically developed to support providers’ training needs for teachers, trainers, leaders or managers.

The Skills Show Returns

The Skills Show, from WorldSkills UK, – the UK’s largest free experiential skills, apprenticeships and careers event, takes place 16-18 November 2017 at NEC Birmingham. Up to 80,000 people are expected to visit the event which brings together the UK’s leading...

WorldSkills Summary

Between them Team UK – the smallest team in the medals top 10 – racked up an impressive 21,262 points, putting them in 11th place for total number of points scored. Special congratulations go to Team UK’s gold medallist, Sussex Downs College student Kaiya Swain, who...