AoC Blog

The subject of diversity in colleges is no new thing, but unfortunately nowhere near as much progress had been made as is needed. Further education...

The third of a series of blogs by Rob Nitsch, Chief Operating Officer for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. Apprenticeship...

As colleges wind down teaching for the summer, and say goodbye to what has been an extraordinary year, all thoughts will be turning to September...

In education and in politics, we often speak of ‘disadvantage’ and the ‘left behind’. Regardless of your politics, most of us do what we do to try to...

The Institute’s priority throughout has been to protect the safety and welfare of apprentices and all those working in the sector. A close second has...

The course of the last three months has transformed how we view the systems in place in the UK more radically than any time since the Second World...

Rob Nitsch, Chief Operating Officer for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, on getting to grips with the Institute for...

AoC was represented at the independent scientific & technical panel briefing last Friday, together with other education stakeholders This was the...

In these unprecedented times, we are all being challenged and are having to adapt to ever-changing circumstances. I’ve been heartened to see some of...

From manufacturing masks to working with community organisations to provide food for the vulnerable, colleges have been doing incredible things to...