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Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater

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After all, they might argue, businesses dont exist to do the governments job of workforce planning or social engineering. One such document in 2015 laid out the Cameron Governments reform of English apprenticeships which heralded the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It shows Gates shaking hands with President Barack Obama, who had just presented him with the National Medal of Science an honor Gates says he didnt even know existed until he began service on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, in 2009.

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The Office for Students needs to walk and chew gum – by Jo Johnson

HEPI

This blog is by Jo Johnson, Executive Chairman of FutureLearn, a Member of the Council of the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology and a Visiting Professor of Kings College London. He served as Universities and Science Minister under David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. are immense.

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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

Urbana had been an integral part of the community since 1850, serving as a significant economic engine. In 2009, he accepted an invitation to move to the United Arab Emirates, serving in senior positions at Higher Colleges of Technology and Khalifa University before co-founding Edu Alliance in Abu Dhabi in 2014.

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Carnegie Mellon Launches $150M STEM Diversity Initiative

Inside Higher Ed

Carnegie Mellon University announced today a $116 million donation from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation to help underrepresented students pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?