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Anger as apprenticeship providers asked to log off-the-job training

Providers will be asked to log apprentices’ off-the-job training hours to prove that the deeply unpopular minimum funding requirement...

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Apprenticeship levy transfer policy explained

The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other...

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Pressure mounts on Student Loans Company over learner loan scandal

The Student Loans Company is feeling the strain of an FE loans scandal that has left hundreds of learners...

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Paul Offord
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IfA approves quality assurer that is scheduled to close

A company approved to provide external quality assurance for digital apprenticeships will fold in September, in a situation described...

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Paul Offord
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Revealed: Gove was forced to create UTCs

As education secretary, Michael Gove was “forced” to create university technology colleges by George Osborne and David Cameron, a...

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Enforcement measures proposed to keep kids in education until 18

Enforcement measures should be introduced to make sure that 16-to-18-year-olds participate in education and training, a leading sector figure...

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Metro mayors commit to growing BAME apprenticeships

Five city mayors have committed to increasing the number of apprentices from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds. The ‘Five...

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NUS president Shakira Martin engulfed in ‘bullying’ row

A row has erupted in the upper echelons of the National Union of Students, as its president wants to...

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Milton promises to find ‘the right solution’ for ‘precious’ Kensington and Chelsea College

The furore surrounding the future of a west London college in the shadow of the Grenfell Tower has made...

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Paul Offord