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OECD: Seven Questions about Apprenticeships Answers from International Experience
Read more: OECD: Seven Questions about Apprenticeships Answers from International ExperienceThe OECD reports “After a period of relative neglect in many countries, apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning are experiencing a revival. Their effectiveness in easing school-to-work transitions and serving the economy is increasingly recognised. However, engaging individuals, employers, social partners and education and training systems in such learning remains a significant challenge. In……
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OECD FORUM 2018 – RESKILLING: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?
Read more: OECD FORUM 2018 – RESKILLING: HOW DIFFICULT IS IT?OECD Forum 2018: Reskilling: How difficult is it? The Forum Network, hosted by the OECD “Become who you are. Reskill and find your next job!” Such is the promise of a reskilling company. With increasing automation, “60 million to 375 million individuals around the world may need to transition to new occupational categories by 2030.……
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH AI? TRY ASKING A HUMAN BEING
Read more: WHAT’S WRONG WITH AI? TRY ASKING A HUMAN BEINGI read a great article in The Observer (14.10.18) written by Kenan Malik (Twiitter: @kenanmalik) who explains “Amazon has apparently abandoned an AI system aimed at automating its recruitment process. The system gave job candidates scores ranging from one to five stars, a bit like the Amazon website.” Guess what happened? “The trouble was,……
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CAREERS GUIDANCE AND ACCESS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS
Read more: CAREERS GUIDANCE AND ACCESS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERSToday the DfE published updated versions of the statutory guidance for schools on careers guidance and access for education and training providers and guidance for further education colleges and sixth form colleges on careers guidance. The updates include: More information on new requirements/expectations that were introduced in September 2018: for schools and colleges to publish information about their……
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Education Committee Chair writes to Chancellor on further education funding
Read more: Education Committee Chair writes to Chancellor on further education fundingRobert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Committee, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to highlight the stark disparity between funding for pre- and post-16 education and urge the Government to ‘look very carefully’ at the core level of funding for FE ahead of the Budget and Spending Review. In the letter 181015 –……
