RECOGNISING APPRENTICESHIP ACHIEVEMENTS

During National Apprenticeship Week (6 to 12 February), the Education and Training Foundation, alongside delivery partners the Association of Colleges, Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Strategic Development Network and University Vocational Awards Council, extended its warmest thanks to all those who have been helping to shape the Apprenticeship Workforce Development (AWD) programme.

Funded by the Department for Education, AWD initially launched in 2021 to support staff at all levels and roles delivering apprenticeships across further and higher education settings. The second phase of AWD is now under way, with an analysis of apprenticeship workforce training informing the development of new CPD.

One key part of the sector training needs analysis was a survey conducted in November and December 2022. Anyone involved in apprenticeship delivery was invited to complete the survey. During National Apprenticeship Week, it was announced that the survey received more than 1,400 responses in just over two weeks.

The results of the survey are being reviewed as part of a broader process of training needs analysis, involving focus groups, sector research and the expert knowledge of all delivery partners. These activities will develop CPD that will respond to the needs of all those delivering apprenticeships.

Stay up to date with the latest and upcoming AWD resources at et-foundation.co.uk/ professional-development/apprenticeships

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New Year Honours For Fe Colleagues

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is delighted to congratulate the 23 further education (FE) and training sector colleagues honoured in the 2023 New Year Honours List.

Five people across the sector received OBEs (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) and seven were made MBEs (Member of the Order of the British Empire), while three were recognised with the British Empire Medal (BEM).

Two DBEs (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) were awarded, including to one of the ETF’s much-valued trustees Sally Dicketts, who was recognised for services to education.

Dr Shaid Mahmood, chair of Leeds City College Group and the Association of Colleges, which is one of the ETF’s founding members, received an MBE for services to FE in Leeds.

Colleagues within the Society for Education and Training Corporate Partner organisations also received recognition, with Jatinder Sharma (principal, Walsall College) and Lesley Davies (chair, Hull College) both receiving an OBE for services to FE.

For more details, visit et-foundation. co.uk/news/the-etf-congratulates-thoserecognised-in-2023-new-year-honours

TECHNICAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023-24

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The recipients of the prestigious Education and Training Foundation–Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Technical Teaching Fellowships have been announced.

The awards went to:

Paul Gartside, security and data analytics curriculum developer and digital coach at South Central Institute of Technology/ MK College (Milton Keynes College)

Amy Hollier, director of blended and online learning at Heart of Worcestershire College

Bradley Collier and Kumaran Rajarathinam, teachers in mechanical and electrical engineering at Blackburn College

Kevin Pollard, training transformation faculty manager at MKC Training (MidKent Training)

Fellows are expected to develop knowledge transfer and exchange activities, sharing effective practice at national and regional conferences and via networks, facilitating CPD and contributing to thought leadership through an established technical community of practice.

Each receives a financial award to support their activity and guarantee remission time and is allocated a mentor to support them for the duration of the programme. The awards were formally presented at the Royal Society in London on 3 March.

The programme will be expanded, with up to six fellowships to be awarded annually from the 2024-25 academic year.