News Lowest paid and those with least qualifications most likely to miss out on training, says report Degree-level learners are over four times more likely to access further training throughout their life than those with no… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Winners of the 2021 Festival of Learning awards announced A domestic abuse survivor and a learner who retrained in engineering after losing her chef career in a motorbike… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Ofsted Ofsted finds learners unaware they are on an apprenticeship A private provider has been suspended from taking on new learners after Ofsted found a “few cases” of apprentices… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Covid-19 Easing Covid restrictions: What FE providers need to know The government plans to remove bubbles and social distancing rules in FE providers from July 19, the education secretary… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Policy not politics’: New Ofqual boss attempts to play down independence fears Jo Saxton has said she would “absolutely speak out” as Ofqual boss if she felt any government decisions were… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Winners of delayed £18m skills bootcamp tender revealed The training providers and colleges chosen to deliver the remaining national skills bootcamp programmes have finally been named. FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Disappointment as human resources T Level development stopped The government’s decision to “cease” a T Level in human resources will cut the industry off from a potentially… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Speed read: Draft statutory guidance on local skills reviews published The Department for Education has published draft statutory guidance on college governors’ new duty to review local skills provision…. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Virtual Natspec games prove a hit Students enjoyed some of their “best experiences” at the first fully virtual Natspec Games last week. Organisers are even… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News £80m rebuild puts troubled college’s merger on hold A multi-million-pound redevelopment which put a college’s finances at “significant risk” has now delayed its much-needed merger. Richmond-upon-Thames College… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News, Uncategorized ‘Important’ new FE data collection will start this month A workforce data collection “project” for the further education sector promised in the skills for jobs white paper will… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Third of apprentice assessors have never awarded a certificate More than one-third of organisations signed up to deliver apprenticeship assessments are yet to award any certificates, FE Week… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo