We’ve made a number of improvements to our Career Coach tool, which we think will really benefit our customers, and even more crucially, their end users: learners and prospective learners. There are five changes that we want to tell you about, plus a reminder of a fantastic facility that has been available for some […]
Further Education
Education Providers and the Language of Skills
If people looking for work and employers looking for workers can better articulate the skills they have and the skills they need using the same Language of Skills (as we have set out here and here), then we will have moved a significant way towards closing the skills gap that has dogged the labour […]
Preparing Your College For the Future – Part 4: Introducing FE Analyst and the Covid Regional Recovery Report
This is the fourth and final part of a four part series (Parts 1, 2 and 3 are here, here, and here). Throughout this series, the basic question we’ve been seeking to answer is this: how can colleges prepare for the future when the future is so uncertain? What we’ve shown is how data can […]
Preparing Your College For the Future – Part 2: How do Your Courses Compare to Demand?
This is the second part of a four part series (Part 1 is here) leading up to a webinar on 9th June — Preparing Your College for the Future — in which we’ll be demonstrating our new tool for colleges, FE Analyst, from which all the data in these pieces has been taken. To register […]
Preparing Your College For the Future – Part 1: An Overview of Your Local Economy
Let’s start with the bad, if somewhat obvious, news. The last few months have taken a huge toll on people, businesses and organisations in this country and throughout many parts of the world. Not only that, but the measures that have been put in place to deal with Covid-19 are likely to have huge […]
Tackling the Biggest Labour Market Challenge of All: The Great British Talent Challenge
This piece first appeared on FE News. What is the single biggest challenge facing the labour market across Britain? The productivity puzzle, perhaps? Or is it the huge disparities that exist between different parts of the country? How about the effects of Brexit? Oh, and let’s not forget automation. But whilst all these are […]
New Report From City & Guilds Group and Emsi: Missing Millions
Today sees the launch of a joint report from City & Guilds Group and Emsi, which aims to shine a light on the reality of the UK’s skills and productivity crisis. Missing Millions combines Emsi’s data on the current state of the labour market across the country, with the results of City & Guilds’ […]
Introducing Our First Conference Speaker: David Corke, Association of Colleges
With less than three months to go until the 2020 Emsi Conference, and with tickets starting to sell fast, it is time we introduced you to the great speakers we are lining up. The theme of the day is The Great British Talent Challenge, and we’ll be looking at how the demand and supply […]
How Colleges Can Partner With And Influence Their Local Skills Advisory Panel
This piece first appeared in FE News. According to recent reports, Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs) may be given a role in influencing and even deciding which courses will be prioritised and funded in their area, under a new Further Education Bill being considered by the Government. Whilst this is something that is sure to alarm […]
How Data is Vital to Help Colleges See Both the Forest and the Trees in Curriculum Planning
This piece first appeared over at FE Week. Ofsted’s education inspection framework sets out three basic criteria by which a college’s curriculum will be assessed: intent, implementation and impact. Of these, intent is critical because it determines everything else. Get it wrong and everything else will be too. Thankfully, the sector doesn’t need to guess […]
