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What happens when the optic fibre cable breaks?
Two weeks ago, I bought a new television. The old one had served well for 15 years but pre-dated the internet integration that we all take for granted these days. ... -
Contradictions for developing apprenticeship in south Europe
A recent report from the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Let’s Transform Work! by Kerstin Jürgens, Reiner Hoffmann and Christina Schildmann, says that in 2016, in Germany, "for the first time, there were more ... -
New year's resolutions
New year, new year’s resolutions (OK a bit belated, but I am just getting going). I have three targets for this year and over the year I will report on ... -
Industry 4.0 and identity transformation
I gave this presentation last week at a panel discussion on Industry 4.0 at the Bundeswehr AusBildungs Kongress in Hamburg. Firstly - for those of you who do not ... -
Conversational learning and evidence based education
I have missed out on this autumn's conference circuit. I just don't have the money to pay for fees and travel (let alone beer) in attending these events. I am ... -
Data, expenditure and the quality of Higher Education
In this brave new data world, we seem to get daily reports on the latest statistics about education. It si not easy making sense of it all. Times Higher Education ... -
Boot camps closing
Interesting press release from Reuters regarding the American Coding Boot Camps - a model some policy makers in Europe have been looking at as a model for adoption. Reuters report ... -
What is industry 4.0?
I've long wondered what is meant by industry 4.0. Some shining techno world of robots and Artificial Intelligence? Or the end of batch production for individualised goods (although we have ... -
Why is there such a big gender difference in graduate employment
In our work on Labour Market Information Systems, we frequently talk about the differences between labour market information and labour market intelligence in terms of making sense and meanings from ... -
An action research approach to studying apprenticeship in Spain
This is a new paper, written by Graham Attwell and Ana Garcia about the new apprenticeship system in Spain. The research was sponsored by the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship ...