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Further education (FE) and skills
Find out how our FE and skills strategy supports the sector, and explore the news, stories, services and advice that will help guide your digital journey.
Get a clear picture of your digital journey
The digital elevation tool has been developed to provide senior strategic leaders in FE with an online self-assessment tool that allows you to validate your organisation’s current position against five key themes and map your digital journey in each area against the digital elevation model.
Elevating the FE and skills sectors
Drafted in response to sector needs, our strategy helps guide FE providers’ digital evolution for the three years until 2023 and beyond.
Read Jisc's further education and skills strategy 2020-2023.
Inspiring innovation
Blog
FE leaders inspired by cutting edge industry practice
Robin Ghurbhurun looks at the mismatch between curriculum delivery and what businesses require to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0).
News
Weston College’s virtual classroom revolutionises learning and teaching
Weston College has been recognised for its pioneering virtual classroom project, which has improved the lives of its learners and teachers by boosting their digital skills.
Podcast
Tech takes: The impact of ransomware attacks on a college
In this episode, we chat with Simon Hewitt, principal at Dundee and Angus College, about the devastating effects a ransomware attack had on his college, why it was able to happen, and what they've put in place for the future.
Practical advice, resources and support
Supporting Institutes of Technology
We're working with Institutes of Technology to prepare today’s learners for the workplace of tomorrow. Our tailored consultancy and support can help you ensure that all learners are given the best possible student experience.
Find out more and see how we can work with your Institute of Technology.
Vocational learning resources
Service
Digital and IT training
Interactive online learning resources including quizzes, augmented reality (AR) and videos that reflect realistic work-based scenarios.
Service
Education and childcare training
Engaging, interactive online learning and teaching resources, mapped to education and childcare curricula across the UK.
Service
Construction training
There's a big problem with skills shortages in the construction industry - we’ve developed new, high quality interactive digital learning resources mapped to construction qualifications.
Reports for the sector
Report
The impact of cyber security incidents
Many colleges will have suffered a cyber attack in recent years, but our research suggests that the full impact of those attacks is unknown. This assesses the effect on staff resource, students, researchers, reputation and budget
Report
Learner digital experience insights survey 2020/21: further education findings
This year, 23,741 learners from 39 UK colleges and sixth form colleges took part in our student digital experience insights survey focusing on online learning. .
Report
The next normal – and beyond
Working with sector bodies and edtech experts across the globe, we will inspire and collaborate to solve shared challenges. A roundtable discussion among international college leaders covering some of the main issues facing the sector.
Advice and guidance
Guide
Digital pedagogy toolkit
Helping academics to make informed choices when embedding digital into the curriculum.
Guide
Employability toolkit
Dialogues, decision-making and planning for developing student employability.
Quick guide
Digital wellbeing of learners
Understanding the positive benefits and any potential negative aspects of engaging with digital activities is key to ensuring learner wellbeing.
Guide
Online safety
Keep your organisation’s staff and students working safely online, whether they’re on or off-campus.
Guide
Creating an inclusive learner journey
Practical approaches that make good use of technology to support inclusion.
Networkshop50, 8-10 June 2022
What is the new normal now students have returned to your campus? How far along are you on your digital transformation journey? Join us to celebrate Networkshop50 and make sure your network strategy is ready for the future.
News and updates
Blog