14-19 Education - CBI attacks new diploma plans(Telegraph, 22 June 2008)
Britain's biggest business organisation today called on the Government to scrap plans for a series of academic diplomas to replace A-levels.
14-19 Education - Scrap diplomas and go back to the drawing board, urges CBI(Independent, 23 June 2008)
Britain's employers have withdrawn their support for the Government's new diplomas, urging ministers to go back to the drawing board and concentrate on improving GCSEs and A-levels instead.
14-19 Education - Leading article: The downside of diplomas (Independent, 23 June 2008)
Employers were among the earliest groups to complain that the national curriculum gave school-leavers exam-answering knowledge that did not translate into practical basics.
14-19 Education - Is the CBI trying to sabotage school diplomas? (Guardian, 23 June 2008)
Opinion piece: What is industry trying to achieve with its comments on the science, humanities and languages diplomas today? Sabotage?
14-19 Education - Should employers doubt Diplomas? (BBC, 27 June 2008)
There is nothing more dangerous than friendly fire, the euphemistic military term that describes a deadly hit from your own side.
14-19 Education - Top private schools shun 'too complex' diploma programme(Guardian, 30 June 2008)
Leading private schools are refusing to adopt the government's new diploma qualification because it is too complex, confidential reports seen by the Guardian reveal.
Higher Education - We cannot rely on industry to develop our graduates(Guardian, 24 June 2008)
Opinion piece: Christopher Snowden, vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Surrey, on the changes in higher education.
Skills - Train to Gain changes: letter to all colleges and training providers (Learning and Skills Council, 19 June 2008)
The Learning and Skills Council has written to all colleges and training providers who hold a contract to deliver Train to Gain, describing a number of additional flexibilities to the service.
Skills - Funds promised to end skills shortage(Guardian, 25 June 2008)
The government addressed Britain's skills shortage today with a promise of £300m to train workers for jobs in construction, hospitality and manufacturing.
Skills - Executives attack state skills bodies(Financial Times, 26 June 2008)
The web of Whitehall bodies created to close Britain's skills gap with competitors is of "mind-blowing" complexity, changing too frequently and becoming even more difficult to understand, senior executives charged with delivering the policy told MPs on Wednesday.
Skills - Colleges gain as workers train (TES, 27 June 2008)
Funding rates increase by 3 per cent per training place as an incentive to double the intake to nearly one million.
Vocational Education - A day that puts VQs on the map (Independent, 3 July 2008)
Awareness is being raised about the value of vocational qualifications.
