NCFE Podcast

Paul Turner, Policy Specialist at NCFE, is joined by guests who are working to make education a more inclusive space for all.

The panel will discuss education as a sector and where strides have been made, and where there are still areas to make improvements. The panel will also discuss the curriculum and whether a shake-up is needed to ensure that young people are well versed in diversity and inclusion and leave school or education as global citizens.

Michael Lemin, Head of Policy at NCFE, is joined by a fantastic panel of guests to discuss social mobility and what employers and educators can do to ensure they bridge the gap.

Michael speaks to a mentor and a former mentee about how this has helped them to develop professionally and personally as well as representatives from organisations designed to facilitate social mobility, The Sutton Trust, and the Helena Kennedy Foundation.

Michael Lemin, Head of Policy at NCFE, is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the power of education and how is can be harnessed to promote good mental health. From proactive measures to enhance mental fitness with Fika to crisis prevention alongside Big Dog Little Dog, the panel will discuss the unique part that education can play in good mental health.

NCFE’s in-house expert on all things digital, James Lane, is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the rapidly changing digital world, our increased reliance on technology and how to equip young people and job seekers for the digital workplace.

James, alongside Liz Williams MBE, Chief Executive Officer at FutureDotNow, Dan Troke, Director of IT / Digital Apprenticeships at Impact Futures, Dr Ajay Sharman, Regional Network Lead at National STEM Learning Centre and Network and Ross McCulloch, Director at Third Sector Lab will address the inequalities of the digital world, emerging digital needs and advice for job seekers who want to explore a career in digital industries.

 

Find out more about NCFE's Essential Digital Skills qualifications at ncfe.org.uk/eds.

NCFE’S Head of Policy, Michael Lemin is joined by a panel of guests to discuss how to harness the power of motivation to achieve educational goals.  The panel, featuring mental fitness experts from Fika, will deep dive into what motivation is and how it can affect our mental health, how it is lost, found and, ultimately, kept driving achievement and supporting learners and educators.

Paul Turner, Policy Specialist at NCFE, and a panel of employability and policy experts bring skills into the centre of focus and unpack employability initiatives, past and present on this thought-provoking podcast. As we begin to build back the UK economy, the panel will discuss why now is the time to focus on a future that affords lifelong learning and future-proofed skills development the attention and investment that they deserve.

The outcome of Ofqual’s recent consultation on ‘Alternative Arrangements for the Award of VTQs and other General Qualifications in 2021’ has grabbed national headlines and given many learners, educators, parents and providers alike some much needed direction in a time of great unsettlement. In this podcast, NCFE alongside a panel of voices from across the education sector, looks at the implications of the outcome on all affected parties as well as considering whether this marks a seismic shift the future approach to assessment, and the possibility that the impact of the pandemic might change the face of education forever.

Michael Lemin (Head of Policy at NCFE) and a panel of guests from across education and employment, come together for a special episode of the NCFE Podcast in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week. Michael is joined by David Allison (CEO at GetMyFirstJob), Shahida Aslam (Director of Operations at Helena Kennedy Foundation), Jonathan Gallie (HR Director at Your Horizon), Anna Morrison (Director at Amazing Apprenticeships) and NCFE’s CEO David Gallagher to discuss the various ways in which to be successful and some of the imbalances that may still exist between different education routes and pathways into job roles.

Michael Lemin (Head of Policy) is joined by Jayne Graham MBE (Executive Director at Society Matters cic), Rebecca Cooney (Senior Analysis and Features Writer at Third Sector), Glen Manners (Associate Director – Membership and Education at Charity People) and Stuart Campbell (Employability Manager at Home Group) to discuss the misconceptions about the sector, and the range of opportunities, including voluntary roles, and identifying and developing transferable skills to help jobseekers thrive.

This is the latest podcast from our Go the Distance series – tackling the big issues when it comes to taking action on unemployment in the current economic climate.

Philip Le Feuvre (NCFE’s Director of Strategy, Policy and Insight) and Michael Lemin (Senior Policy Specialist) are joined by Becci Newton (Institute for Employment Studies) and Kathleen Heneha (Resolution Foundation) to discuss the scale of the challenge for adult job seekers. They take a closer look at the accompanying statistics, the action taken by government, and the hope that is on the horizon in terms of growing sectors and collaboration between organisations.