Challenges in getting Labour government to fund lecturer pilots, scheme developers say.

A drive to turn mechanics into FE teachers has stalled due to government reluctance to provide funding, bosses have claimed.

The “FE lecturer reservist” trial aims to recruit mechanics and engineers to retrain as teachers so they can teach alongside their industry jobs.

The pilot scheme’s developers, including the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), hoped to kickstart it in the West Midlands before last year’s general election after winning support from Tory skills minister Luke Hall. Read More