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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Georgina Fuller

Your industry skills are transferable – and five other reasons to teach in further education

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Many of the technical and vocational courses in further education need people with experience to share their industry skills. Photograph: MoMo Productions/Getty Images

If you’d like to make more of what you know in 2022, look no further. The Department for Education’s new further education (FE) teacher recruitment campaign and digital service aims to attract skilled industry professionals from a number of key sectors – including construction, engineering and manufacturing, legal, finance and accounting, digital/IT and health and social care.

FE is study, usually for learners 16+, that takes place after secondary school in FE colleges and other providers. It can be the next step for young people and school leavers but is equally accessible to adults looking to broaden their skills or change careers. There are a wide range of subjects on offer, with a unique offering of technical and vocational courses that aim to equip learners with practical, work-based skills.

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