About KFE
About KFE
About KFE
KFE Skills Competitions 2018
KFE Skills Competitions 2018
KFE on Twitter
KFE on Twitter
Broadstairs
Broadstairs
FE colleges have changed hugely since 'incorporation' in 1992/3. Most are in fact significant multi-million pound businesses in their own right.
Whilst education and training provision is rightly at the core of what FE colleges do, KFE's colleges are all prime examples of multi-facetted organisations. Within each of our colleges there's a wide range of services and operations that have been established and developed to support our local-communities and businesses, whilst often making college life better and more accessible for our students and staff too.
The KFE Services page provides links to services delivered by each of our colleges. Some operate as separate businesses and others are linked ventures. In all cases they provide opportunities for student engagement and often employment with many also open to local communities.
FE colleges have changed hugely since 'incorporation' in 1992/3. Most are in fact significant multi-million pound businesses in their own right.
Whilst education and training provision is rightly at the core of what FE colleges do, KFE's colleges are all prime examples of multi-facetted organisations. Within each of our colleges there's a wide range of services and operations that have been established and developed to support our local-communities and businesses, whilst often making college life better and more accessible for our students and staff too.
The KFE Services page provides links to services delivered by each of our colleges. Some operate as separate businesses and others are linked ventures. In all cases they provide opportunities for student engagement and often employment with many also open to local communities.
KFE4Skills Live
Industry Skills Competition
6th March 2019
This special landing page has been developed to promote the work KFE and its partner colleges are undertaking with NHS and other health and care organisations across the county.
KFE's Health & Care partnerships page
KFE colleges have a long history of working with a wide range of NHS organisations and funded services in the health and care sector locally. In November 2022 KFE signed an MoU with the NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Building on this, KFE has established an NHS Strategic Work-stream Group and regularly works with NHS partners and health and care sector organisation in supporting their requirements, but particularly workforce development and related education and skills solutions.
We aim to improve the interface between the NHS funded health and care sector and our FE colleges. This includes making our students and staff aware of and better able to engage with the A to Z of health and care clinical and support role careers, as well as work experience or apprenticeship opportunities and through the NHS Reserve.
FE Provision Mapping
We have mapped our FE health, care and other sector route provision and are working with NHS organisations to map clear pathways to work.
Connecting with Health & Care Partnerships
Our colleges have started linking to the 4 new HCPs across the county to ensure FE can respond to local employer needs, link our learners to careers and develop our curriculum relevance.
Skills Development Fund & Local Skills Improvement Fund
We are working with NHS Kent & Medway to improve career pathway information using immersive technologies supported by the Skills Development Fund and the Local Skills Improvement Fund.
On 16th May 2023 KFE and our NHS partners launched the new Kent & Medway Health and Care Academy. The Academy logo was designed by one of our graphic design students as part of KFE4Skills.
Enhancing Student Transitions Workshop
Thanks to all that attended the KFE Enhancing Student Transitions Workshop that took place on 16th May 2025 at MidKent College's Maidstone Campus.
Please find the workshop slides via the buttons provided.
You may contact KFE for further information via Contact.
Agenda Highlights:
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Setting the Scene: Addressing local NHS workforce challenges and exploring the data around health and social care student destinations.
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Lessons from T-Level Placements: Presentations from EKC Group and East Kent NHS Trust to share insights from current placement models.
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Panel Discussion: Exploring strategies for growing the NHS clinical workforce, with a focus on aligning curricula, apprenticeships, and improving student transitions.
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Interactive Workshop: A group activity to map out the ideal progression pathway for students, identify gaps, and explore resources needed for smoother transitions into the NHS.
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Action Planning: A facilitated session to prioritise next steps and define actions for all stakeholders.
