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FE News - 6 exclusive Interviews in 2 days!

Well Jethro has been working harding than one of Santa's Elves in the run up to Christmas. Yesterday he broke a FE News.co.uk record with three exclusive interviews - only to match yesterday with three more exclusive interviews. Six in two days - well Jethro 'Mr Exclusive' Marsh has really raised the heat in the Christmas Kitchen to cook up a feast for our FE Readers.

Well what Further Education industry heads do we have on exclusive giving their views of 2005 and hopes & dreams for 2006?

Barry Lovejoy, Head of Colleges for the University and College Lecturers’ Union (NATFHE).

Alison West, Chief Executive of the National Extension College (NEC).

Ellie Russell, Vice President of FE for the NUS.

Yesterday's exclusives were Dr Brennan, Colin Flint and Lynne Sedgemore.

Who will be next? Just keep on visiting and we'll aim to please.

Well who do you want Jethro 'Mr Exclusive' Marsh to speak to next? Let us know and we'll do our best to reach them for you.

This may be the last Blog entry in 2005. May I say a great big thank you to all of our readers, our partners and of course the industry leaders who have kindly taken the time out of their busy schedules to share their views, opinions, hopes, dreams and concerns to the FE News team.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Don't forget if you are thinking - New Year, New Start - don't forget to check out the latest jobs on FE Careers.co.uk

Just click here for the latest jobs across the sector with FE Careers.co.uk

FE Careers.co.uk Signs Strategic Partnership With The Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers (Press Release)

NEWS RELEASE

Date: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FE CAREERS.CO.UK SIGNS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ASSESSORS AND INTERNAL VERIFIERS

It was announced earlier today that FE Careers.co.uk, the online Further Education job board, signed a deal to create a strategic partnership with the Further Education professional body, the Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers. www.FEcareers.co.uk is the fastest growing online Further Education job board in the UK, while the Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers (IAV) is the leading professional association for Assessors and Verifiers. This collaboration will create the opportunity for IAV members to access Further Education (FE) job prospects from colleges, training providers, specialist FE recruitment companies and awarding bodies across the UK. This partnership will also see both FE Careers.co.uk and the IAV working together to change negative perceptions of the Further Education sector.

Le'Nise Brothers, Head of Marketing for FE Careers.co.uk said: "FE Careers is very excited to be working with the IAV and its members. This logical partnership means that members of the Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers will have continuous access to top Further Education vacancies across the UK and clients on FE Careers.co.uk will benefit from applications from the qualified and experienced members of the IAV. I can see that our partnership will be a long and successful one."

John Capey, Chairman of the Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers commented: "The Institute of Assessors and Verifiers is delighted to be in partnership with FE Careers. This is a further step forward in recognising the important role and status of those who assess the UK's national vocational qualifications. With each step forward, we raise the profile of assessors. It is vital that assessment activity is seen as a truly special and key activity. Being included in FE Careers' publicity will aid this process considerably."

Notes to Editors:

1. FE Careers.co.uk was established in October 2004 to provide a dedicated source of Further Education jobseekers and employers for the whole of the UK. The site receives over 370,000 hits a month and features clients such as Protocol Training, Select Education, Action for Employment, Chimeara Recruitment, Cambridge Regional College and B-Skill Training.

2. The Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers is built upon the founding mission of raining awareness of the importance of the assessment and internal verification function. The Institute is for all individuals who are employed in work-based or applied vocation education and training. Its sole purpose is to support and raise the status of training practitioners, particularly assessors and internal verifiers.

Press Enquiries to Le'Nise Brothers on 0207 093 1616

FE Careers & FE News Exceeds Half a Million Hits in May

FE Careers and FE News exceeds half a million hits in May 2005. We want to say a great big thank you to all of our subscribers, FE job seekers, clients and partners in helping us achieve this in such a short period of time.

Launched on 7th October 2004, we have enjoyed rapid growth. We are dedicated to the Further Education industry with an audience across the sector including visitors from the LSC, ELWA, Sector Skills Councils, Awarding Bodies, FE Colleges and Training Providers.

FE Careers is a dedicated Further Education job board and our aim is for job seekers to make their next career move instead of fall into the next job.  FE Careers regularly has over 500 live FE job vacancies with roles ranging from Basic Skills Tutor, NVQ Assessor, Internal Verifier, Tutor, Lecturer, Director and Principal positions.  Our FE job seekers have benefited from a wide ranging selection of vacancies from agencies, colleges, training providers, colleges and awarding bodies. We have recently agreed on a strategic partnership with the Association of External Verifiers, with several more partnerships in the pipeline. FE Careers has also worked with approximately 90% of the specialist Further Education Recruitment Agencies in the UK.

FE News is an independent online news site dedicated to the Further Education industry. We have covered diverse stories from NVQs for Dinner Ladies, Wheel Clampers and Bra Fitters through to the Future of ELWA and the Barnett Formula. FE News is an independent publication, whose only loyalty is to our sector.

Once again a great big thank you to all our visitors - come back to read the latest news and info about the FE sector and to find your next career move.

www.fenews.co.uk

www.fecareers.co.uk

FE Careers Launches Training Provider Jobs.co.uk

Some exciting news from our sister company, FE Careers.co.uk! Training Provider Jobs.co.uk, the latest addition to their network of Further Education jobs and information sites was launched on Monday.

This site aims to give those who want to know more about training providers an excellent source of news, information, careers and opinion. Log on at www.trainingproviderjobs.co.uk