New event added. Traineeships: Beej's Funding & Planning Surgery
Traineeships: Beej's Funding & Planning Surgery A Practical Workshop with Expert Guidance and Follow-up Support Thursday 4 July 2013 - London As you are certainly aware, the new Traineeships programme will be available from August or September of this year. read more
New date added: Advanced Funding & Curriculum Planning - A Workshop for Managers and Planners
Thursday 9 May 2013 - Birmingham Tuesday 14 May 2013 - Leeds Tuesday New date added: 11 June 2013 - Central London The new context for the FE and Skills Sector is one of changing priorities, tighter budgets, new qualifications, the consequences of the huge increase in tuition fees and the subsequent impact on student loans and choices and a new Ofsted Common Inspection Framework that replaces "Satisfactory" with "Requires improvement". read more
Stop Press: Small number of spaces remain for ESOL events in London and Manchester
The Future of ESOL: Policy, Funding and Planning for the New Context Wednesday 27 February 2013 - Central London Thursday 28 February 2013 - Central Manchester ESOL is under scrutiny. In September 2012, Ofqual began a consultation to consider proposals for the reform of ESOL qualifications including the possible introduction of a new 'ESOL for Life in the UK' qualification and the withdrawal of ESOL Skills for Life and ESOL for Work. read more
Stop Press: Small number of spaces remain for Art and Design National Conference
Reflection, Connection & Inspection: Improving Standards & Relevance in Art & Design Education - National FE/HE Conference 2013 Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 February 2013 - Menzies Hotel, Cambridge At the 2013 FE/HE Art and Design conference in Cambridge on 6 & 7 February, delegates will hear from policy-makers, key figures and fellow practitioners. read more
Coming Up Soon, a new exciting programme...
Coming up soon, a new and exciting programme for College and Management Information staff which will lead to a new qualification. More information will be provided in the September newsletter. read more
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