From mid 2009 Capita FHE celebrates its 10th year in its current form and we intend to celebrate it right into next year so continue to watch out for news, events and prizes.
Here’s a recap of some of the great things that have happened - further education highlights of the past decade:
1999
We create Capita Further and Higher Education from EMIS/FEMIS, DITA and Dolphin.
2001
The Government launches the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to fund education provision and create a world-class workforce from England’s young people.
2002
UNIT-e is born – Capita FHE’s incredibly versatile software suite.
2005
Sir Andrew Foster publishes his landmark report setting out his vision for the potential of FE colleges.
2006
Alan Johnson, the Secretary of State for Education & Skills challenges the FE sector to develop a proposition for self-regulation – an idea suggested in the Foster review – and one that is widely welcomed to reduce bureaucracy.
2006
The publication of Lord Leitch’s Review of Skills sets a new agenda for the skills and training sector.
2007
In a huge governmental shake-up, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is replaced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), with Ed Balls as Secretary of State. The DCSF has responsibility for education up to 16, and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), headed by John Denham, has responsibility for post-16 education and training; FE and HE.
2008
The landmark Education and Skills Act receives parliamentary approval. For the first time in 30 years, the government legislates to raise the education leaving age to 18.
2009
The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) is scrapped just two years after it was created. Its responsibilities are absorbed into a new super-ministry – the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) with Lord Mandelson as Secretary of State.