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Hinds blames colleges as their share of apprenticeships slumps to 26 per cent

Apprenticeships delivered by colleges fell to just 26 per cent last year, according to analysis by FE Week, and...

Jessica Fino
Jessica Fino
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Former adviser to two skills ministers blasts apprenticeship levy

A former senior advisor to two previous skills ministers is the latest figure in FE to insist the levy...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Cancer Research UK calls for major levy rethink over charities

More than 20 leading charities including Cancer Research UK have joined forces to raise grave concerns over the apprenticeship...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Breaking: Full Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers finally published

Almost 75 per cent of applicants to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers were successful, the Skills Funding Agency...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Third of employers paying levy in April don’t know it exists yet, according to new report

A third of employers who will have to pay the new apprenticeship levy from April are not even aware...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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New legal apprenticeships contract between SFA and employers unveiled

The controversial new legal agreement, that employers will have to sign with the Skills Funding Agency to run new...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord