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Jane Hickie
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Is funding reform really making things simpler?
AELP’s Jane Hickie asks if the sector is really getting simplification from the changes to further education funding
26 August 2021
Local skills improvement plans: doomed to succeed?
LSIPs look like another vehicle to channel funding to favoured colleges and providers, warns AELP’s Jane Hickie
30 July 2021
Metro mayor elections: what will they mean for FE?
With much education and skills funding devolved, the elected metro mayors will be key in levelling up, says Jane Hickie
24 March 2021
‘Adult education funding boost needs strings attached’
Underperformance of adult education institutions gets swept under the carpet – that has to change, writes Jane Hickie
26 February 2021
10 unusual apprenticeships you may have never heard of
From costume designer to golf course manager, AELP’s Jane Hickie suggests how 10 of the most usual apprenticeships standards could be improved in 2021
1 January 2021
Apprenticeships: Why the training rules must change
When it comes to off-the-job training, it’s clear that employers need to set the rules themselves, writes Jane Hickie
23 November 2020