News Warning that massive competition for limited traineeship funding will repeat controversial non-levy tender The traineeship tender is set to be deluged with “in excess of 3,000 bidders”, with the vast majority likely… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive DfE goes soft on apprenticeship public sector reporting rule The Department for Education looks to have relaxed the requirement for public bodies to publish their progress towards the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Digital skills bootcamps: What are they and how will they work? The digital skills bootcamps announced with the prime minister’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee could lead to adult education budget provision… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Second wave of Institutes of Technology will feature ‘strengthened’ criteria New Institutes of Technology (IoTs) will require greater collaboration between colleges and set more ambitious student recruitment targets, FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC survey reveals SME gloom on employee skills A college representative body has marked the start of an annual celebration of the sector with a survey highlighting… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Flagship retraining service scrapped after pilot flopped A multi-million-pound flagship national retraining service has been scrapped by the Department for Education after several mayors, including London’s,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Entire campuses will close for November GCSE resits, AoC warns Colleges in high and very high Covid-19 risk areas will be forced to close entire campuses to cater for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News End-point assessments could be scrapped for up to 30 apprenticeships End-point assessments for around 30 apprenticeship standards could be scrapped under new plans announced today. The Institute for Apprenticeships… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: Government appoints two new board members at apprenticeships quango Two new members have been appointed to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE) board. John Cope and… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Apprentices to be given functional skills reprieve after being ‘stuck in limbo’ A flexibility that allows apprentices to take their end-point assessment before their functional skills exam is set to be… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government mass survey of employers finds training fallen to lowest level since 2011 The proportion of staff being trained has dropped to its lowest level since 2011, according to the government’s latest… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Skills minister ‘hopeful’ free level 3 quals will be revealed next month The skills minister has said she is “hopeful” the list of free, first, full level 3 qualifications being funded… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
