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Alan Thomson
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Award winners blaze a trail to future success
Colleges and students across the UK were celebrating double awards successes at this week’s Association of Colleges conference
20 November 2009
‘Embracing efficiency’ could save FE from frontline cuts, claims 157 Group
Savings of pound;175 million could be made across FE without cutting teaching and other frontline services, according to a new paper
20 November 2009
Colleges stung by 6% cut in Train to Gain funding
Skills Investment Strategy also reveals 3% reduction in course rates across the board next year
20 November 2009
White paper offers wealth of opportunity
Comment: Alan Thomson
13 November 2009
Ofsted finds Train to Gain peps up business but still lacks fizz
Regulator report reveals limited role in helping to establish demand- led training
13 November 2009
Slash funding for ‘non-essential’ courses, says CBI
Report calls for new market-led structure and cash to be withdrawn from `leisure’ and community courses to provide the skills employers need
13 November 2009