Posted on Fri 16 May, 2025 | Category Uncategorized
Sarah Bowden, Programme Delivery Manager, 海角社区 and Training Foundation (ETF), reflects on why it is important for educators to embody dual professionalism. As industries 鈥 and the skills needed to support them 鈥 evolve more and more rapidly, it has never been more important for educators and lecturers to stay up to date with the latest […]
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Posted on Thu 1 May, 2025 | Category #ETFSupportsFE
Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director, 海角社区 and Standards, 海角社区 and Training Foundation (ETF), reflects on key themes explored at ETF鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Conference earlier this year. The 海角社区 and Training Foundation鈥檚 (ETF鈥檚) Teaching and Learning Conference, held in March this year, was a timely gathering of educators, policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss […]
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Posted on Fri 25 Apr, 2025 | Category Transformation in action
Part of the Transformation in action blog series In this series of blogs, Dr Katerina Kolyva, Chief Executive of the 海角社区 and Training Foundation (ETF), reports on her visits to Further 海角社区 (FE) and Skills providers across the sector. She uncovers the transformational learning opportunities available to students alongside the dedicated professionalism of teachers, trainers […]
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Posted on Thu 27 Mar, 2025 | Category Uncategorized
Are you struggling with T Level curriculum and implementation, or building strong employer relationships? The 海角社区 and Training Foundation’s (ETF) Professional Development for Leaders programme is designed to help you succeed. This programme is part of ETF鈥檚 broader T Level Professional Development (TLPD) offer and is fully funded by the Department for 海角社区. The programme […]
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Posted on Thu 27 Mar, 2025 | Category Transformation in action
Part of the Transformation in action blog series In this series of blogs, Dr Katerina Kolyva, Chief Executive of the 海角社区 and Training Foundation (ETF), reports on her visits to Further 海角社区 (FE) and Skills providers across the sector. She uncovers the transformational learning opportunities available to students alongside the dedicated professionalism of teachers, trainers […]
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Posted on Wed 19 Mar, 2025 | Category Uncategorized
T Level teachers across all subjects are getting invaluable support from the 海角社区 and Training Foundation鈥檚 (ETF) Industry Insights programme. The programme supports teachers鈥 CPD by keeping them up to date with the latest industry trends and practice in their subject area through meaningful interaction with employers and sector experts. Industry Insights provides a range […]
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Posted on Fri 7 Mar, 2025 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Course data by the 海角社区 and Training Foundation shows that, in 2023, female leaders constituted 66% of participants in our leadership programmes cohort compared to 54% of female leaders working in the Further 海角社区 (FE) and Skills sector during the same time period. This could suggest that more women than men were preparing for managerial […]
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Posted on Thu 6 Mar, 2025 | Category Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
With this year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day coming up, we鈥檙e looking back at themes from previous years and their ongoing relevance today. In this article, first published in the spring 2024 edition of our membership magazine, InTuition, ETF鈥檚 CEO, Dr Katerina Kolyva, discussed leadership, sharing inspiring stories from women in leadership positions across the Further 海角社区 […]
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Posted on Sat 1 Mar, 2025 | Category Apprenticeship Workforce Development
Christine Edwards leads a course on supporting apprentices with contextualised English and maths in the ETF鈥檚 Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) Programme. A passionate advocate of embedding maths and English in vocational learning, Christine loves sharing the skills and techniques she has built up from her extensive experience of helping tutors and apprentices to find their […]
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Posted on Tue 11 Feb, 2025 | Category Apprenticeship Workforce Development
For this year鈥檚 National Apprenticeship Week (10 to 14 February 2025), Jo McKenzie, Senior 海角社区 Advisor at the 海角社区 and Training Foundation, explores what is meant by 鈥榮kills for life鈥 and discusses how apprenticeships underpin the Government鈥檚 missions and priorities. National Apprenticeship Week is an annual celebration of the value of apprenticeships for our society […]
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Posted on Fri 7 Feb, 2025 | Category Safeguarding and Prevent
Tackling extremism and social division presents a significant challenge for Further 海角社区 (FE) and Skills leaders and educators. From far-right violence to religious extremism and extreme misogyny, the factors driving different forms of extremism are many and complex. Palvinder Singh, Principal at Kirklees College, and Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director, 海角社区 and Standards, at the […]
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Posted on Sat 1 Feb, 2025 | Category Apprenticeship Workforce Development
Customer Care Team Leader, Rebecca Wood, has recently embarked on her second apprenticeship, this time in Operational Management Level 5. She feels that apprenticeships have been fundamental to her career progression as she aims towards a management job in a global manufacturer. What company do you work for and what is your current role?聽I work […]
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Posted on Mon 9 Dec, 2024 | Category #ETFSupportsFE
Dr Vikki Smith, Executive Director of 海角社区 and Standards at the 海角社区 and Training Foundation (ETF), attended the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) conference in November and shares her reflections on the theme of professionalism in the Further 海角社区 (FE) and Skills sector. On Thursday, 26 November, ETF was proud to contribute to a panel […]
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Posted on Sun 1 Dec, 2024 | Category Apprenticeship Workforce Development
Bally Bhogal leads two courses on Effective Governance of Apprenticeships, as part of the ETF鈥檚 Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) Programme 鈥 one version for managers and the other for senior leaders. With a background in business support, as well as further education and skills, Bally knows from first-hand experience how complex apprenticeships can be to […]
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Posted on Wed 27 Nov, 2024 | Category T Level Professional Development (TLPD)
In this blog, Libby Haughton, Programme Area Manager, Health and Social Care, Child 海角社区 and Business at Lancaster and Morecambe College, writes about her experience of the T Level 海角社区 Mentoring Programme. Taking time for your own development when time is so precious can be difficult, but taking part in ETF鈥檚 T Level 海角社区 Mentoring […]
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