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Widening participation in education
Thursday 20 Jun 2019
At NCFE, our core purpose is to advance and promote learning and through this changethe lives of people of all ages and from all backgrounds through the enabling power of education. With this in mind, I’d like to focus on the social mobility agenda and widening participation in education for those who want to learn and develop themselves.
Award-winning young carer used her V Cert to boost attendance by 40%
Wednesday 19 Jun 2019
Keeley Crompton, Chorlton High School learner, awarded Highly Commended in the Learner of the Year – Against All Odds category in NCFE Aspiration Awards, while completing her Level 2 Certificate in Food and Cookery.
Childcare student honoured in NCFE Aspiration Awards is set to help other youngsters thrive
Wednesday 19 Jun 2019
Roisin Moran, learner at North West Regional College (NWRC), awarded Highly Commended in the Learner of the Year category in the NCFE Aspiration Awards.
Young carer and HMP Nottingham Prison Officer awarded Learner of the Year by NCFE
Wednesday 19 Jun 2019
Mark Miles, a Prison Officer at HMP Nottingham and former learner at Ashfield Comprehensive School, has been awarded Learner of the Year in the NCFE Aspiration Awards, following the completion of his vocational qualification in Uniformed Services.
Multi-award winning enterprise agencies endorse NCFE Business and Enterprise V Cert
Wednesday 19 Jun 2019
Changing the record: new requirement to log off-the-job hours on the ILR
Wednesday 22 May 2019
It’s fair to say that the rule that an apprentice must spend 20% of their program doing ‘off-the-job’ training has proven controversial. Whilst some recognise the value of this kind of training in aiding the development of an apprentice, others see it as needlessly constrictive, and a key barrier to recruitment.
Case study - Flying high: The Launch Group
Wednesday 22 May 2019
The Launch Group is a specialist training and recruitment provider that works nationally using Government and commercial funding to deliver diverse pre-employment programmes in the aviation sector. The highly regarded training provider recently received the ‘Provider of the Year’ award by the Aviation Skills Partnership.
Why NCFE is launching the #FullyFunctional campaign
Tuesday 07 May 2019
NCFE has launched our campaign #FullyFunctional, calling on the Government to allow learners who achieve Grade 3 in their English and maths GCSE (equivalent to Grade D in the old system) to be given the opportunity to study alternative qualifications such as Functional Skills.
Post-18 education report
Friday 03 May 2019
Yesterday, the Education Policy Institute (EPI) published their report, Post-18 education and funding: options for the government review.
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