FE mergers are reshaping the sector. EdTech contracts are caught in the middle.
When two colleges merge, someone has to decide which learning management system survives. The answer is rarely straightforward, and the cost is rarely in the budget.
By Wistl Editorial · · FE / Training
Further education mergers have reshaped the college landscape over the past decade, and the process continues. When two institutions merge, the immediate priorities are governance, leadership and finances. The digital estate comes later, but it comes, and it is rarely simple. A typical further education college operates a learning management system, a student information system, a timetabling platform, a safeguarding management tool and a growing array of AI and productivity tools for teaching staff. When two colleges merge, each comes with its own constellation of contracts, licence terms, da