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Does government really care about level 2 and 3 apprenticeships?

Lower-value programmes, which support the youngest and often most vulnerable apprentices, are at risk of becoming unattractive to deliver,...

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SUE PITTOCK
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How to know when your apprentice is ready for the gateway

Chris Cherry provides key insights that will avoid misunderstanding and poor practice In the world of apprenticeship standards, the...

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CHRIS CHERRY
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How to be an apprenticeship ‘ultra-negotiator’ and prove it…

Apprenticeship funding rules require that we demonstrate our negotiations. Lucy Ottewell-Key outlines the core principles to consider The new...

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LUCY OTTEWELL-KEY
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Creating a quality apprenticeship system that will work for everyone

City & Guilds wants a universal framework for quality standards applied throughout FE inspections, says Kirstie Donnelly As all...

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KIRSTIE DONNELLY
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This much-needed focus on colleges must be capitalised on

The chair of the new Independent Commission into the College of the Future sets out his agenda Colleges for...

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SIR IAN DIAMOND
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Incentivise the apprenticeships that actually boost productivity

Apprenticeship funding mechanisms should be weighted to favour those standards that boost employability and earnings, argues Nicole Gicheva The...

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NICOLE GICHEVA
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Why the IfATE have decided to become more transparent about our plans

Sir Gerry Berragan sets out his institute’s programme for the new financial year The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical...

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SIR GERRY BERRAGAN
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The green paper that should be required reading for Labour’s NES commission

National Education Service? Labour would do better to develop a new national education entitlement for those aged 18 to...

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TOM BEWICK
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Degree apprenticeships must be funded through the levy

Not funding level 6 and 7 apprenticeships through the levy would utterly destroy the productivity and social mobility focus...

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ADRIAN ANDERSON