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Alan Thomson
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‘We don’t believe people leave education behind when they enter the world of work’
Do employers invest enough in staff training? The UK has wrestled with the question for years but the answer is crucial to its economic future. Alan Thomson reports on three companies leading the way
28 May 2010
Quit the sector if you suffer funding cut fatigue, says Lord
Former equality commission head wants employees to have the confidence to consider other options
28 May 2010
Call for colleges to lead HE growth
Colleges, not universities, should drive the continued expansion of higher education, college leaders said this week
28 May 2010
Not a sensible offer, nor a sensible claim
Comment: Alan Thomson
21 May 2010
Colleges must lead local skills planning, says 157 Group
New paper demands formal role for further education to make national policy workable
21 May 2010
Learners’ Week proves FE’s power to change lives
From finance worker turned vet student to Woolworths manager turned plumber, further education proved its power to transform people’s lives during the 19th annual Adult Learners’ Week
21 May 2010