This guide is one of three guides commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and produced by touchconsulting Ltd as part of the #StudyGood programme (2019-2020). It is targeted at employers and outlines what study programmes are, why they are good for business, how employers can become involved and the support they will receive along the way.
An effective good practice case study highlighting a clearer idea of the strategy to develop English and maths through work experience and developing learner’s awareness of opportunities to develop English and maths skills in the workplace
A case study of Huddersfield New College (HNC) who received an Ofsted Outstanding grade and was the first college nationally to receive outstanding grades for all aspects of its work.
This guide is part of a suite of four guides designed for those working in Advanced Practitioner-type roles across the Further Education and Training Sector as part of the Education and Training Foundation's 'Professional Development Programme for Advanced Practitioners' (Feb 2018-). The guide will help Advanced Practitioners (APs) to rediscover things they already know and will add to their toolkit of skills, competencies, models and approaches.
In 2015/16, the Foundation consolidated all data collection and reporting activity into one new, user-friendly national service, SIR Data Insights. The data set also includes additional fields to make reporting more useful, including data on qualifications and CPD.
Service design is an approach that can be used to improve Further Education (FE) provider services and strategies. This guide describes how FE providers can apply service design processes and tools to improve recruitment, attainment, achievement and progression figures. The tools and process contained here were put into practice by five FE providers that took part in the Design for Improvement programme. Funded by the Learning, Skills and Improvement Service and designed and delivered by Uscreates, Design for Improvement is a learn-by-doing training programme.
The Sustaining Our Future Framework aims to:
A. Build common understanding of what sustainable development is about, what it means for the sector and why the sector should collectively respond to it.
B. Alert providers to the business benefits of being a sustainable organisation, and how these benefits can be realised in an increasingly demand-led environment
C. Establish a common set of themes for action.
This resource comprises the report and resources developed by the Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Stubbing Court Training Ltd. The project aimed to create an accessible resource that promoted the importance of equality and diversity and inspired employers to take positive action. It also delivered high quality taster opportunities with employers for under-represented groups, with unemployed individuals identified by Jobcentres.
This resource comprises the report and resources developed by an Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education in 2009-10. The project aimed to enable better understanding of the experiences and barriers of LGBT people in education, learning and training and look at how good educational professionals are at promoting all sexualities and gender identities. The resources included are the final report, the Empower toolkit, an Empower executive summary, and recommended resources.
This resource comprises the report and resources developed by the Equality and Diversity Partnership Project led by Telford College of Arts & Technology in 2009-10.
