Edition 222 - Friday
May 6th 2016
A very significant piece of news in FE Week today is the apparent leaking of a new Skills White Paper that proposes the introduction of 15 "professional and technical education" routes that include work experience or apprenticeships.
Also today, we focus on the wide range of help videos that are available on the ForSkills YouTube Channel - click to subscribe. 70,000+ views, 100+ videos with over 100,000 minutes watched and a fast growing subscriber list, and it's all free - what's not to like?
As always, feel free to contact Jonathan Wells, the editor of this newsletter on 0191 3055045 or jonathan@forskills.co.uk
A very significant piece of news in FE Week today is the apparent leaking of a new Skills White Paper that proposes the introduction of 15 "professional and technical education" routes that include work experience or apprenticeships.
Also today, we focus on the wide range of help videos that are available on the ForSkills YouTube Channel - click to subscribe. 70,000+ views, 100+ videos with over 100,000 minutes watched and a fast growing subscriber list, and it's all free - what's not to like?
As always, feel free to contact Jonathan Wells, the editor of this newsletter on 0191 3055045 or jonathan@forskills.co.uk
Skills white paper to propose a clear
choice at age 16 - vocational or academic
This is a very interesting story for the
sector that could have major implications.
FE Week report that the first skills white paper in a decade has been leaked. In it, there is a proposal for 15 new "technical and professional education" (TPE) routes into work.
Many in the sector will remember the 14-19 Diplomas - 14 vocational routes offered to learners across a region by specialist centres. They were rigorous, they included work experience and a requirement to study and pass Functional Skills maths and English and in retrospect, were generally very well thought of, especially by employers.
They failed mostly due to the complexity of the system when the coalition government removed the need for LA's to offer Diplomas to all learners.
The new TPE route feels a little like this and I think will be generally welcomed by learners. Can't wait to see the white paper when it is finally published!
FE Week report that the first skills white paper in a decade has been leaked. In it, there is a proposal for 15 new "technical and professional education" (TPE) routes into work.
Many in the sector will remember the 14-19 Diplomas - 14 vocational routes offered to learners across a region by specialist centres. They were rigorous, they included work experience and a requirement to study and pass Functional Skills maths and English and in retrospect, were generally very well thought of, especially by employers.
They failed mostly due to the complexity of the system when the coalition government removed the need for LA's to offer Diplomas to all learners.
The new TPE route feels a little like this and I think will be generally welcomed by learners. Can't wait to see the white paper when it is finally published!
Fun competition time
I've removed the
titles and scale from the graph above - so here's the competition for fun only.
What does the graph represent (clues are below) and as a tie break, how big is
the value on the tallest column? Email me at my usual address.
There is no prize but I will personally make a donation to the charity of the winners choice so please say who that should be!
The ForSkills YouTube channel is a wonderful FREE resource for everyone, we've even organised all the videos into playlists to make it ever so easy to access. For example:
There is no prize but I will personally make a donation to the charity of the winners choice so please say who that should be!
The ForSkills YouTube channel is a wonderful FREE resource for everyone, we've even organised all the videos into playlists to make it ever so easy to access. For example:
- GCSE
resources has 14 videos
- ForSkills
admin help has 12 videos
- Exam
tips and tutorials has 9
- Functional
Skills resources has 14
The skills based videos on YouTube are just a
small selection of the content that subscribers receive so if you would like to
upgrade to SkillsBuilder, get in touch.
We have great offers, we won't be beaten on price and we'll even carry over the unused part of your current subscription FREE OF CHARGE, but above all, SkillsBuilder is quite simply the best product and ForSkills the best provider.
And that's worth a lot!
Get in touch.
We have great offers, we won't be beaten on price and we'll even carry over the unused part of your current subscription FREE OF CHARGE, but above all, SkillsBuilder is quite simply the best product and ForSkills the best provider.
And that's worth a lot!
Get in touch.
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