Ian Brinkley says high quality vocational courses can certainly offer good prospects.
The authority blamed central government cuts on the cost cutting move.
Toni Pearce says the problem for current students and study leavers is not simply graduate employment.
BDS boycott worsens as Dutch and Italian companies withdraw bids for Ashdod and Haifa seaports
Study led by Goldman Sachs trader-turned-neuroscientist says high levels of cortisol can induce risk aversion.
Portraits of World Cup footballers by street artists.
Robocoin is installing new bitcoin ATMs in US, after launching in Canada.
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling told the BBC's File on 4 that the reforms were needed.
Discount retailer also appoints Darren Shapland, Trevor Bond, Tea Colaianni, and Grant Hearn to the board.
Co-op Group chief executive Euan Sutherland says Scotland's potential UK will burden firms
Anchorage Capital Group acquires £80m of debt from Lloyds to take controlling stake in NCC.
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange finds solution to transaction malleability issue.
Totaljobs says 44% of respondents said they regret not studying something more vocational.
Eurozone allies in new attempt to bring in controversial European financial transaction tax.
Bank of Japan may revise downwards FY2014 GDP outlook.
The proposed action would be the latest move in the row over pay between staff and universities.
Iran says Russia could build a second reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant
Which? says it is disappointing to see some train companies consistently falling down on the basics of customer service.
Italy's anti-trust authority said there is insufficient transparency in their optional insurance offerings
Shopping mall landlord Hammerson, which owns Birmingham's Bullring, reports 2013 profit of £341.2m.
The charter will mean that the agreed employment conditions can only be overturned by a vote of the firm's shareholders.
The CIPD says the vast majority of organisations expect to give pay awards below inflation.
Former chairman Paul Flowers became embroiled in a sex and drugs scandal.
Japan Display Inc formed by combining digital display businesses of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi.
Troubled British insurer recently hired ex-RBS Stephen Hester to turn it around
ItBit offering fee credit to new customers as it looks to expand customer-base.
Tycoon Lam Kok has been missing since helicopter crash while on tour of Bordeaux vineyard.
Bangkok struggling to raise $4bn needed to pay rice farmers.
Murphy Oil may earn $3bn from sale of Asian assets.
Total to invest at least $21m in UK's shale gas industry.