#skillsworldlive radio show by FE News
Last Updated: February 15, 2026
Presented by Tom Bewick, #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show builds on the popular podcast series, #SkillsWorld on FE News, where Tom interviewed some of the leading figures shaping the post-compulsory education and skills systems, including apprenticeships.
Originally created to help bring people together and connect the world of FE during the coronavirus outbreak, season 2 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show will take place every Friday 10:30am to 11:30am.
Supported by the Federation of Awarding Bodies, their Platinum Partners' programme, and in association with FE News, #SkillsWorld Radio Show Live will carry:
— weekly interviews with special guests making headlines from around the globe
— phone-ins for people working in the Further Education and skills sector, including apprenticeships
— analysis of the key issues affecting employers, learners, providers and awarding bodies
— top tunes from the 80s, 90s and 2000s
Your World. Skills
Originally created to help bring people together and connect the world of FE during the coronavirus outbreak, season 2 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show will take place every Friday 10:30am to 11:30am.
Supported by the Federation of Awarding Bodies, their Platinum Partners' programme, and in association with FE News, #SkillsWorld Radio Show Live will carry:
— weekly interviews with special guests making headlines from around the globe
— phone-ins for people working in the Further Education and skills sector, including apprenticeships
— analysis of the key issues affecting employers, learners, providers and awarding bodies
— top tunes from the 80s, 90s and 2000s
Your World. Skills
Skills World Live at the Battle of Ideas Festival
This week, presenter Tom Bewick, was asked to question a panel at the Battle of Ideas Festival taking place in London.
Skills World Live Roadshow: Leeds City Region Skills Development and esports
This week, we’re in Leeds as we co-produce the show, sponsored by Pearson, with BTEC Media Production students at Leeds City College’s Quarry Hill Campus.
Skills Minister, Andrea Jenkyns sets out her stall at Brexit rally
Delivering a keynote speech to the Bruges Group on Monday 3 October, Jenkyns told a gathering of party members that she felt the government had another major fight on its hands, at least equivalent to the Brexit process.
The Great Skills Debate at the Labour Party Conference
The Great Skills Debate at the Labour Party Conference.
Skills World Live Radio Show: Summer Exam Series: What lessons can we learn?
This week, Dr Jo Saxton, the Chief Regulator at Ofqual, makes her inaugural appearance on the Skills World Live Radio Show.
Skills World Live Radio Show: Why is qualifications reform so controversial? 4.13
SkillsWorldLive: Stateside
The AAT Syllabus is changing: Are you ready?
Skills World Live Roadshow: Levelling-up through further education and skills in the West Midlands
After a short break, the award winning Skills World Live Radio Show is back with its ‘on the road’ format of the podcast!
Skills World Live Radio Show: Exclusive interviews with the skills minister and his Labour shadow
Are apprenticeships in England working? #SkillsWorldLive 4.8
Delivering on the Skills Bill, what next? #SkillsWorldLive Radio: 4.7
Skills World Live Radio Show XMAS special, co-presented with UK Employment Minister, Mims Davies MP and Tom Bewick
Check out our Christmas special of the programme (!) When Tom Bewick shared the presenter mic for the first time with the UK’s employment minister, Mims Davies MP.
Are we doing enough to tackle youth unemployment? #SkillsWorldLive Radio 4.5
After the successful FAB conference, where the programme aired two outside broadcasts, the Skills World Live Radio Show returns to its familiar surrounds of the livestream studio.
Was the Chancellor’s budget for FE a giant con? #SkillsWorldLive Radio 4.2
In this week’s show, Skills World Live presenter Tom Bewick, looks at the impact of the recent Budget and Spending Review for FE and skills.
How do we solve the skills crisis? #SkillsWorldLive Radio 4.1
Welcome back to a brand new season of the Skills World Live Radio Show! Thank you for sticking with the number one podcast in FE.
#SkillsWorldLive Radio Show on the road at Oldham College 3.17
To end Season 3 of the radio show, I was delighted when Alun Francis, the principal and chief executive of Oldham College invited us to record the last episode of the series at the campus business centre which has recently been constructed. It was a real pleasure to have such close involvement with the college staff teams and wider student community.
Will the Spending Review deliver for FE? #SkillsWorldLIVE 3.16
The #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show is back! In this 50-minute special the show’s presenter, Tom Bewick, asks the important question “Will the Spending Review deliver for FE?”.
Level 3 quals review outcome: what next? #SkillsWorldLive 3.14
During this week’s show, Presenter, Tom Bewick focusses on the Post-16 review of qualifications at Level 3 and the recent Skills for Success report from The Open University and Be the Business.
Is the Baker Clause on careers advice fit for purpose? #SkillsWorldLive 3.13
In our 13th episode of the third season, Tom Bewick dives into the Baker Clause and the current state of careers advice.
What does the future of assessment and qualifications look like? #SkillsWorldLive 3.12
In today’s episode of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, Tom Bewick explores the future of qualifications and assessment with special guests.
Will there be enough jobs in the green economy? #SkillsWorldLive 3.11
In this week’s episode of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, Presenter Tom Bewick discusses all things green economy with a range of special guests.
Is it time to give all adults a universal skills account? #SkillsWorldLive 3.10
After a two-week break, the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show is back for its tenth episode of the third series: Is it time to give all adults a universal skills account?
Is the relationship between FE providers and government the right one? #SkillsWorldLive 3.9
In the ninth episode of Series 3 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, we investigate the relationship between FE providers and the government. Presenter, Tom Bewick, begins the show with a special 1-2-1 interview with Lord Blunkett, 22 years on from his seminal Green Paper, the Learning Age.
Why is it important to have diversity in apprenticeships? #SkillsWorldLive 3.8
Presenter, Tom Bewick, kicks off episode 8 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show in a 1-2-1 interview with journalist, commentator, and author, David Goodhart.
FE White Paper: Revolution, or damp squib? #SkillsWorldLive 3.7
Presenter, Tom Bewick, kicks off episode 7 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show in conversation with David Gallagher, Chief Executive of NCFE.
Should we adopt a Baccalaureate in England? #SkillsWorldLive 3.6
The theme of today’s episode is based on @EDSKthinktank’s recent report: Re-assessing the future (Part 2).
Disaster looms: Are we facing a shortage of digital skills post-Covid? #SkillsWorldLive 3.5
In the fifth episode of the third series of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, Tom Bewick begins the show with an exclusive interview with interim Chief Regulator of Ofqual, Simon Lebus.
Will this summer’s exam results be a week of glory? #SkillsWorldLive 3.4
After a two-week break for the Easter holidays, the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show returns for episode 4 as Tom Bewick discusses this summer’s exam results.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Will we go back to the office commute? #SkillsWorldLive 3.3
In the third episode of Series 3 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, @TomBewick discusses all things @Zoom with special guests.
Lost learning during the pandemic: How do our young people recover? #SkillsWorldLive 3.2
In the second episode of Series 3 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show, Tom Bewick discusses lost learning during the pandemic and how our young people will recover.
Has the Budget delivered for FE? #SkillsWorldLive 3.1
In the first episode of Series 3 of the #SkillsWorldLive Radio Show Tom Bewick discusses whether the budget has delivered for the FE sector, with guests:
#SkillsWorldLIVE Season 3 Trailer
New Season of #SkillsWorldLIVE is out now!
Autumn Series Finale!
Diversity in FE, what can be done about it?
Diversity in FE, what can be done about it? On #SkillsWorldLive tonight, guests include: Kirsti Lord | Calvin Robinson | Shola West | Robin Landman | Frank Douglas | Safaraz Ali | David Russell
The Future of FE - What do awarding bodies think?
The Future of FE - What do awarding bodies think?
What do college leaders think?
On #SkillsWorldLive tonight, guests include: Mims Davies | Sue Pember | Martin Doel | Sam Parrett | Fiona Chalk | Amanda Melton are discussing: Part 2. Future of FE: what do college leaders and Governors think?
What do ITP leaders think?
Future of FE: What do ITP leaders think?
Levelling Up: from rhetoric to reality?
On #SkillsWorldLive tonight, guests: Glenys Stacey | Steven Cooper | Carl Ward | Helen Barnard | Alun Francis | Elena Magrini | Rebecca Conway are discussing Levelling up: from rhetoric to reality?
Are we doing enough for disadvantaged learners?
On #SkillsWorldLive tonight, guests include: David Hughes | Dr Ann Limb | Laura-Jane Rawlings | Rachel Cunliffe are discussing: "Are we doing enough for disadvantaged learners?"
Is it time to re-think learner assessment?
Tonight's guests include: Lord Ken Baker | Alistair McConville | Bill Watkin | Sally Dicketts | Professor Bill Lucas | Charlotte Bosworth
The Lifetime Skills Guarantee: What's in the small print? #SkillsWorldLive 2.5
Tonight's guests include: Kirstie Donnelly | David Gallagher | Julie Mills | Shola West | Mark Corney
Does England need a 'German-style' skills system?
What should be in the FE White Paper?
Tonight's guests include: Ella Whelan | Tom Richmond | Anthony Impey | Simon Ashworth | David Hughes | Ann Franke
Will the Covid Workplace ever be the same again?
Tonight's guests include: Estelle Morris | David Goodhart | Sally Dicketts | Andy Durman | Dave Coplin | Stephen Evans
The Summer Exams Fiasco, what happened?
The Summer Exams Fiasco, what on Earth Happened? #SkillsWorldLive 2.1: Thursday 10th September 2020
Best of #SkillsWorldLIVE - Summer Season Highlights
Tonight's guests include: Dr Gill Wyness | Gillian Keegan MP | Robert Halfon MP | Ken Skates AM | Rt Hon Charles Clarke | Rt Hon Anne Milton | Kirstie Donnelly MBE | Frank Douglas | Euan Blair | Baroness Claire Fox | Philip Augar | Mark Dawe | David Hughes | Nick Hilman | Dave Coplin | Andy Durman
What lessons has the FE and the skills sector learnt so far about dealing with Covid-19? Weekly Show 5: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Claire Fox, Academy of Ideas |Sharon Byfield, Coca Cola | Nick Hillman, HEPI | Elena Magrini, Centre for Cities | Chris Kirk, Open Classroom | Nazrene Mannie, GAN | Susanna Lawson, OneFile |
What will happen to the 230,000 university graduates entering the workforce this summer? Weekly Show 4: #SkillsWorldLIVE
#StandUpForSkills Kirstie Donnelly and Robert Halfon discuss the new City & Guilds Recovery and Resilience report
#StandUpForSkills Kirstie Donnelly and Robert Halfon discuss the new City & Guilds Recovery and Resilience report
How do we ensure the Adult Skills Agenda is not forgotten? Weekly Show 3: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Gillian Keegan, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister | Anne Milton, Former Skills Minister | David Corke, Director of Education & Skills Policy at AoC | Fiona Aldridge, Director for Policy and Research at Learning and Work Institute | Simon Ashworth, Chief Policy Officer, AELP
Gillian Keegan MP tells #SkillsWorldLive why the FE sector didn’t get a share of the £1 billion coronavirus learner catch-up scheme
EXCLUSIVE: Minister, Gillian Keegan MP tells FE News #SkillsWorldLive why the FE sector didn’t get a share of the £1 billion coronavirus learner catch-up scheme last week.
Has the cause of Social Mobility been put back by a generation? Weekly Show 2: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Steven Cooper, Social Mobility Commissioner & Ex Chief Executive Officer of Barclaycard Business | Professor Lee Elliot-Major OBE, Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter | Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice President, Pearson BTEC and Apprenticeship | Helen Barnard, Acting Director of Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Palvinder Singh, Group Deputy Principal, Finance Planning & Business, Curriculum Development at NCG, Kidderminster College | #StandUpForSkills with Kirstie Donnelly, CEO of City & Guilds | Frank Douglas, Non-Executive Director, City & Guilds Group and CEO of Caerus Executive
#StandUpForSkills with Frank Douglas, Non-Executive Director, City & Guilds Group and CEO of Caerus Executive #SkillsWorldLIVE Weekly Show 2
#StandUpForSkills with Frank Douglas, Non-Executive Director, City & Guilds Group and CEO of Caerus Executive #SkillsWorldLIVE Weekly Show 2
Do we need an Apprentice Guarantee? Weekly Show 1: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Robert Halfon MP, Chair of the Education Select Committee | Richard Marsh, Apprenticeship Partnerships Director at Kaplan | Angela Middleton MBE, Chairman & CEO of The Limitless Group, host of the “IWant2BA” podcast and author of the “1st Job” Book Series | David Goodhart, Head of Demography, Immigration & Integration & Director of the Integration Hub at Policy Exchange | Dr.Sue Pember CBE, Director of Policy and External Relations at Holex | #StandUp4Skills with Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive at City & Guilds | Laura Jane Rawlings, Founder & CEO of Youth Employment UK | Alex Morawski, Young Board Member of the Youth Futures Foundation and is currently a part of the Youth Voice Team supporting the Youth Employment Group
Robert Halfon Interview for #SkillsWorld Live
Robert Halfon Interview for #SkillsWorld Live
It is vital that apprenticeships are associated with quality, says Gillian Keegan
It's clear, and anybody who has lived through any economic disruption will know, young people are particularly at risk, and it is vital that we give them full support.
Preparing for the new normal; a sector wide viewpoint. Episode 29: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Extended interview with Gillian Keegan - Apprenticeship and Skills Minister | Anthony Impey, Founder & Non-Executive Director at Optimity & Chair of Big Ideas Group at FSB | Elizabeth Taylor, Chief Executive of ERSA | Paul Sissons, Reader in Employment Studies at Coventry University | Dexter Hutchings, Co-founder of The Apprentice Voice | Tim Bennett-Hart, Director of Academic at RSL Awards
How do we ensure the safety and well being of staff and students? Episode 28: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Paul Eeles, Chief Executive at Skills and Education Group | Mike Thompson, Managing Partner at Gen Healthy Minds Ltd | Ian Pryce, Chief Executive of Bedford College | Alan Woods OBE, Chief Executive of VTCT | #StandUpForSkills with Kirstie Donnelly, City & Guilds | Stella Ziolkowski, Director of Quality and Workforce Development at National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) | Emily Tang, Apprentice who has worked at a Co-Op Nursery throughout the pandemic.
How are other countries' skills systems battling the pandemic? Episode 27: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Nazrene Mannie, Executive Director at GAN Global | Vickie Dekocker - Director Innovation and Secretary Partnership Duallearning | Paola Cleri, Coordinator GAN Argentina | Mardy L. Leathers, Director, Office of Workforce Development, State of Missouri | Rachel Unruh, Chief of External Affairs at National Skills Coalition
Do we need to change the inspection regime for providers? Episode 26: #SkillsWorldLIVE
What does the FE College of the future look like? Episode 25: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Professor Ewart Keep, Department of Education, Oxford University | Amanda Melton, CEO of Nelson and Colne College Group and Commissioner for the 4 Nations College of the Future | David Jones OBE, ex-CEO of Coleg Cambria | Marie-Thérèse McGivern, Former Principal of Belfast Metropolitan College | Jamie Smith, Executive Chairman, C Learning | Norman Crowther, National Official for Post 16 Education NEU | Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice President, Pearson
Covid Secure: Is it safe for pupils to go back to school? Episode 24: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Sir David King - Former Chief Medical Officer & Chair of the Independent SAGE | Sam Parrett - London South East Colleges | Ben Brennan - Assistant Principal & Head of Sixth Form, The Hart School | Nichola Hay - CEO Estio Training | Leigh Powell - UNISON Official in Education and Children's Services who leads on Further Education | Juliana Mohamad Noor – Vice President Further Education, NUS
What will happen to WorldSkills Competitions in the post Covid World? Episode 23: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: David Hoey, CEO of WorldSkills International | Neil Bentley-Gockmann, Chief Executive, WorldSkills UK | Simon Bartley, Honary President WorldSkills | #StandUpForSkills : Skills training in prisons; how can we limit the impact of a halted provision on prisoners, prison-leavers, and the need to reduce reoffending? | Kirstie Donnelly, Chief Executive, City & Guilds | Fran Findlater, Founder of Bounce Back.
SkillsWorldLIVE interview: David Hoey, CEO WorldSkills International- impact of covid on skills competitons & could UK host WorldSkills?
SkillsWorldLIVE interview with David Hoey, CEO WorldSkills International. David chats with Tom Bewick, CEO of the Federation of Awarding Bodies about the impact on Covid-19 on future skills competitions, about the potential for the UK to host WorldSkills in the future and the UK's Centre of Excellence.
One Year on from Augar, will it happen? Episode 22: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Philip Augar, Former chair of government’s post 18 education panel | David Gallagher, NCFE | Chris Hale, Director of Policy - UUK | Kirstie Donnelly, City & Guilds | Nick Hillman, HEPI
Careers Advice and Guidance, is it fit for purpose? Episode 21: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Careers Advice and Guidance, is it fit for purpose? Episode 21: #SkillsWorldLIVE
SPECIAL EPISODE: #VanAlen Music Mix for #SkillsWorldLive
How will COVID-19 impact the skills needed for the fourth industrial? Episode 20: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Paul Grainger, Co-director of the Centre for Education and Work, UCL | Jamie Smith, C-Learning | Andy Durman, Emsi UK | Dave Coplin, The Envisioners | Rebecca Garrod-Waters, Ufi Charitable Trust | Ryan Craig, University Ventures & Author
Ken Skates MS Minister for Economy and Transport Minister for North Wales talks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorldLIVE
Should there be a Youth Guarantee? Episode 19: #SkillsWorldLIVE.
Should there be a Youth Guarantee? Episode 19: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Ken Skates MS Minister for Economy and Transport Minister for North Wales | Fiona Aldridge, Director of Policy and Research at Learning and Work Institute | Elizabeth Taylor, Chief Executive, ERSA | Tony Wilson, Director of the Institute for Employment Studies | Tracy Fishwick OBE, Managing Director, Transform Lives | #StandUpForSkills | Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive Officer City & Guilds Group | Olivia Freedman, Apprentice at Tempest Resourcing
Gillian Keegan, speaks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorldLIVE on National Thank a Teacher Day about Apprenticeship Reforms and Quality
Gillian Keegan, speaks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorldLIVE on National Thank a Teacher Day about Apprenticeship Reforms and Quality
What is the future of funding and quality for Apprenticeships? Episode 18: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Gillian Keegan, Apprenticeship and Skills Minister | Rob Nitsch, Chief Operating Officer at the Institute | Mark Armitage, Head of Membership Products & Services at IMI | Louise Doyle, Co-founder of MESMA | Tracey Matthews, Head of Apprenticeships - Milton Keynes College | Mark Dawe, CEO Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)
Will the FE Whitepaper result in the nationalisation of Colleges? Episode 17: #SkillsWorldLIVE
onight's guests include: David Hughes, CEO at AoC | Ian Pretty, CEO Collab Group | Andy Westwood, Vice Dean Social Responsibility, Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester | Professor Martin Doel CBE, Interim Chair at Highbury College | Jo Maher, Principal & CEO Loughborough College
How do we get Britain Training? Episode 16: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Jonathan Boys, Director of Insight and Evidence at Federation for Industry Sector Skills & Standards (FISSS) | Professor Martin Jones, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Staffordshire University | Sally Dicketts CBE, Group Chief Executive at Activate Learning | Cindy Rampersaud, Senior Vice President, Pearson BTEC and Apprenticeship | Stephen Evans, Chief Executive at Learning and Work Institute.
Are Apprentices and Students getting a good deal? Episode 15: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Eluned Parrott - Unite Foundation Director, Unite Students | Dexter Hutchings - Co-Founder at The Apprentice Voice | Louis Curtis - The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Apprentice Panel Representative and Mineral Products Technology Higher Apprenticeship at University of Derby | Lewis Boyle - Painting & Decorating Apprentice at Leeds College of Building | Abigayle Johnson - Painting & Decorating Apprentice at Leeds College of Building | Euan Blair - CEO and Co-Founder at WhiteHat | Gafar Fashola - Apprentice Leader at WhiteHat
In the future will the British economy rely on having more scientists or creatives? Episode 14: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Hetan Shah - Chief Executive at The British Academy | Dr Julie Mills CEO and Principal of Milton Keynes College | Robin Millar CBE - Director, Institute for Apprenticeships | Nick Ellins - Chief Executive of Energy & Utility Skills Group | Mo Lovett - Writer & Researcher Specialising in Arts & Culture
Will Youth Unemployment hit 50% post COVID-19? Episode 13: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Kathleen Henehan - Research and Policy Analyst at Resolution Foundation | Stephen Isherwood - Chief Executive at Institute of Student Employers (ISE) | Charlie Ball - Head of higher education intelligence at Prospects | Louise Woodruff - Policy and Partnerships Manager (Work) at Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Paul Convery - Councillor at London Borough of Islington
Why bother teaching face-to-face, if online teaching is just as successful? #SkillsWorld Live
Tonight's guests include: David Corke - Director of Education and Skills Policy at AoC | Bob Harrison - Chair of Governors at Northern College for Adults | Sam Blyth - Senior Director at Instructure | Shaun Hope - Assistant Principal Curriculum & Standards at Hartlepool College of Further Education | Kirstie Donnelly MBE - Chief Executive Officer at City & Guilds Group
Special Episode: #VEDay75 commemorations music mix with Van Alen for #SkillsWorldLIVE
Special Episode: #VEDay75 commemorations music mix with Van Alen for #SkillsWorldLIVE
Kirsty Williams, Education Minister for Wales talks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorldLIVE
Kirsty Williams, Education Minister for Wales talks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorldLIVE
What should the priorities be for the Skills Sector? Episode 11: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Kirsty Williams - Welsh Education Secretary | Angela Middleton MBE - Founder & Owner at MiddletonMurray Group | Paige Harrison - Counsellor and Wellbeing Coordinator at Stoke on Trent College | Guglielmo Ventura - Research Assistant CVER in Education and Skills at London School of Economics | Dr Rebecca Conway - Head of Policy and Strategy at Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB)
How will Covid-19 widen the disadvantage and attainment gap? Episode 10: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Layla Moran MP - Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson | Carole Willis - Chief Executive, National Foundation for Educational Research | Isa Mutlib - CEO, BAME Apprenticeship Alliance | Russell Hobby - CEO, Teach First | Sarfraz Ahmed - Careers Adviser at Leicester College
How do we prepare for September's "New Normal"? Episode 9: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Dr Sue Pember OBE - Director of Policy and External Relations at Holex | David Hughes - CEO at Association of Colleges | David Gallagher - MD at NCFE | Paul Eeles - Chief Executive at Skills and Education Group
Gillian Keegan expresses concern over the impact of COVID-19 on Apprenticeships
Talking to Chief Executive of the Federation of @AwardingBodies, Tom Bewick, for #SkillsWorld LIVE Episode 8: Starts falling for Apprenticeships: What's all the fuss about? Gillian Keegan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, express her concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on apprenticeships.
Starts falling for Apprenticeships: What's all the fuss about? Episode 8: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Gillian Keegan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | Toby Perkins - Shadow Minister for Apprenticeships and Lifelong Learning | Richard Marsh - Apprenticeship Partnership Director at Kaplan | Guglielmo Ventura - Research Assistant for CVER Education and Skills at London School of Economics | Bob Lerman - Institute fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute
Should we abolish the target of sending 50% of young people to university? Episode 7: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Charles Clarke - Author and former home secretary | Claire Fox - Academy of Ideas | Nick Hillman - Director at Hepi | Sonia Riyait - Careers Advisor at Leicester College | Steve Stewart - Executive Director at Careers England | Dr Ann Limb CBE
Are we training enough people for our NHS? Episode 6: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Clare Hatton Head of Skills Delivery at West Midlands Combined Authority | Lawrence Barton - Managing Director at GB Training (UK) Ltd | Jamie Mackay Skills Strategy Manager at Enterprise M3 | Kirstie Donnelly MBE - Chief Executive Officer at City & Guilds Group | Jane Hadfield - National Senior Programme Manager of Apprenticeships at NHS Health Education England
Are too many apprenticeships in England of low quality? Episode 5: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include: Tom Richmond - Founder and Director @EDSKthinktank | Kelle McQuade - End-Point Assessment Director at Training Qualifications UK | Tom Burton - Director of Apprenticeships at NOCN | Charlotte Bosworth - MD at Innovate Awarding | Rob Thakur, Managing Director, Europe at Fitch Learning
Would it be better to delay T-Levels by a year? Episode 4: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Tonight's guests include:
When should the schools reopen? Episode 3: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Presented by the Chief Executive of the Federation of @AwardingBodies, Tom Bewick, #SkillsWorldLIVE is a new radio show that builds on the popular #SkillsWorld podcast series, where Tom interviews leading figures shaping the post-compulsory education and skills systems, including apprenticeships in the UK, and across the world.
Contact us at #SkillsWorld LIVE
Contact us at #SkillsWorld LIVE
Should the skills sector get its own bailout? Episode 2: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Presented by the Chief Executive of the Federation of @AwardingBodies, Tom Bewick, #SkillsWorldLIVE is a new radio show that builds on the popular #SkillsWorld podcast series, where Tom interviews leading figures shaping the post-compulsory education and skills systems, including apprenticeships in the UK, and across the world.
Dr Gill Wyness discusses whether calculated grades are fair on students #SkillsWorldLIVE
In an interview for Episode 1 of #SkillsWorldLIVE Dr Gill Wyness, Associate Professor in Economics of Education, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) at University College London reveals the findings from her research as she answers the question "Is the calculated grades approach to summer examinations fair on students?"
Is the calculated grades approach to summer examinations fair on students? Episode 1: #SkillsWorldLIVE
Episode 1: Is the calculated grades approach to summer examinations fair on students? - 23rd April
Introducing #SkillsWorld LIVE!
Introducing #SkillsWorld LIVE!
Is it harder these days for young people to access good jobs and skills?
#SkillsWorld presenter and FAB chief executive, Tom Bewick, explores the question with a university student and a functional skills teacher.
What do large employers want from skills policy and apprenticeships?
In this second episode, recorded with keynote speakers at the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Annual Conference, #SkillsWorld presenter and FAB Chief Executive, Tom Bewick, speaks to Sharon Blyfield, Head of Apprenticeships and Early Careers at Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd. and Lucy Hunte, National Programme Manager — Apprenticeships, at Health Education England, (NHS).
World’s first University Chair in Further Education speaks to Tom Bewick for #SkillsWorld
On SkillsWorld this week, Tom Bewick speaks to Professor Martin Doel OBE CBE of University College London.
Qualifications reform in Northern Ireland — What next?
In the latest episode of #SkillsWorld, Tom Bewick, visits Northern Ireland.
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