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Technical Excellence Colleges Need More Than a Badge

Technical Excellence Colleges Need More Than a Badge

Technical Excellence Colleges Need More Than a Badge

The Government’s expansion of Technical Excellence Colleges is a welcome step toward addressing Britain’s ‘missing middle’ in higher technical education. However, to drive genuine growth, we must move beyond ‘alphabet soup’ branding, to ensure clear progression and accessibility for learners at all stages of life.

LEI

5 days ago

Social Mobility and Lifelong Learning

Social Mobility and Lifelong Learning

Social Mobility and Lifelong Learning

When we align high-level learning with regional economies, we create a powerful engine for equity.

LEI

Mar 27

Is a Tertiary Ecosystem on the Horizon?

Is a Tertiary Ecosystem on the Horizon?

Is a Tertiary Ecosystem on the Horizon?

Are the recent skills policy announcements creating a coherent ladder of opportunity, or simply adding new rungs without a clear route upwards?

LEI

Mar 19

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Media Coverage

Boost funding for joint HE-FE courses, ministers told

Partnerships between the higher and further education sectors currently dogged by power imbalances, critics say

New Lifelong Education Institute and MEG Report Calls for ‘Tertiary Ecosystem’ and FE-HE Collaboration to Solve UK Skills Crisis

he report argues the need for a re-examination of traditional Further Education and Higher Education relationships

Fee increase won’t cover ‘radical’ ambition of skills plans

‘More interventionist, more activist’ stance from government will result in deep changes to the sector, but vice-chancellors say key details missing

The Future of HE in England: Rethinking Purpose, Pathways, and Partnerships

It is time to reimagine and repurpose how universities and further education (FE) colleges deliver and sustain higher-level learning.

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