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Accredited training travels to Peru

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:28:41 GMT

Evolution Personal and Corporate Development LTD is using NCFE’s Investors in Quality (IIQ) licence to accredit their bespoke training courses....more

“You’re hired” – NCFE celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:13:45 GMT

NCFE, is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (6-10 February), in style by staging it’s very own “NCFE Apprentice” competition for staff. Colleagues have been encouraged to put their apprenticeship skills and knowledge to the test by going head-to-head in a series of tasks and challenges....more

NCFE apprenticeship helps young mum get into teaching

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:31:25 GMT

Young mum, Lisa Williams is ‘counting’ her blessings as the NCFE Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Supporting Teaching and Learning sees her move from banking into teaching....more

Apprenticeships are on the increase, but developing vital skills and experience before starting will give learners a real head start

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:42:35 GMT

There is no doubt that apprenticeships at all levels provide an excellent return on investment for individuals, employers and government. Indeed, recent research has found that the return to each £1 of public funding produces a net public benefit of £16 for a Level 2 apprenticeship and £17 for Level...more

NCFE launches “my apprenticeship means….”

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:27 GMT

NCFE is running an online campaign to raise the profile of Apprenticeships and what they actually mean to the learner. Apprenticeships are growing in popularity and as we see a number of learners pass through the doors of FE Colleges, Schools and Private Training Providers, we want to know about th...more

NCFE launches “my apprenticeship means….”

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:41:03 GMT

Urgent need to prepare young people for the shock of the workplace as apprenticeships increase as students shy away from university and maximum fees

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:36:29 GMT

Immediately following figures announced this week of a 9% drop in applications for university places in the UK and Wales, there is now clear evidence of a significant uptake in young people taking the apprenticeship route....more

14-16 qualifications - development update

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:45 GMT

In Autumn 2010, Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, asked Professor Alison Wolf to carry out a review of vocational education for 14-19 year olds. Since receiving her report, the Department for Education (DfE) has made decisions about the future of vocational qualifications for 14-16...more

Important Information - NCFE Online Assessment - downtime for updates

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:20:07 GMT

We're soon releasing our annual update to the NCFE Online Assessment system. To do this, we'll need to turn the system off so it'll not be available to run exams. We're planning for the system to be unavailable from 2 March 2012 4pm - on 5 March 2012 9am. We've scheduled this for a weekend to minim...more

NBSL supports NCFE in their drive for growth

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:30:43 GMT

Encouraging continual learning and development by staff is a big part of qualification provider NCFE’s culture and business ethos....more