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International Women’s Day 2018

By Louise Geddis-Regan, Innovation Marketing Officer, Thursday 08 March 2018

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International Women’s Day, 2018. The year of #Vote100. Today has a lot of resonance. We want to celebrate International Women’s Day by highlighting women who make a difference by harnessing the power of education through innovation and inclusivity. These inspirational women are some of the many working across the sector who embody our aspirations to help change the lives of our learners and support people to progress and achieve.

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Supporting apprenticeships, creating opportunities.

By Kievah Wallace, PR and Social Media Officer, Wednesday 07 March 2018

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“Being an apprentice at NCFE has given me an amazing opportunity to learn new skills, not only with my course but in the working world. I’m made to feel like a valued member of my team and not ‘just an apprentice’, under excellent management and mentorship I feel I am able to develop my abilities and take on new challenges.”Nicola Burlison, NCFE apprentice.

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NCFE appointed as end-point assessment organisation for Virgin Trains

By Kievah Wallace, PR and Social Media Officer, Wednesday 07 March 2018

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Left to right - Richard Turner, Lisa Hibbard, Charlotte Lord, John Giannasi, Julia Gallimore, Peter Dick, Zena Albachari.

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NCFE launches new EPA platform

By Kievah Wallace, PR and Social Media Officer, Thursday 22 February 2018

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Apprenticeships are going through their most significant transformation for a generation. NCFE is one of the few recognised assessment organisations approved by the Education & Skills Funding Agency to deliver end-point assessment and offers support in a variety of sectors and subject areas. Keen to offer NCFE customers the best experience in the new world of end-point assessment, we scoured the market to find the best technological solution to help deliver our excellent service. Smart Apprentices (part of Smart Assessor) have created SmartEPA, a bespoke platform exclusively designed for the new style of end-point assessments for apprenticeships and together, we’re providing a market-leading service to achieve maximum outcomes for our customers and learners.

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Learners set to lose out as direct entry is withdrawn

By Rachel Hopkins, Marketing Officer, Tuesday 20 February 2018

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Learners could be set to suffer as a result of colleges withdrawing their provision for 14-16 year olds, also known as “direct entry”.  Pupils seeking an establishment which offers technical alternatives to GCSEs, could find that their local college is no longer catering for their age group. FE Week recently reported that 2 large college groups are withdrawing their direct entry solutions in a bid to save their reputations. The accountability measures that are applied to Key Stage 4 pupils, known as Progress 8, have been found to have a negative impact on their overall average. Data released by the department for Education show that all but one college are underperforming against the government floor standard of –0.5. Colleges are arguing that this data is misleading as these learners are an extremely small proportion of their overall learner population.

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