Apprenticeships, T Levels Just over half of T Level students satisfied with course, DfE survey reveals Most common reasons for apprentice dropouts and levels of OTJ compliance also revealed Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo News Brokers fail to raise SME awareness or starts in DfE apprenticeship pilot Officials urged to explore other ways of engaging small and medium employers Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges 21-year-old unfair college dismissal claim is ‘just too late’ Case against London college group thrown out for unlikelihood of fair hearing Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo DfE, Skills bootcamps DfE boosted early bootcamp payments after provider complaints Performance targets were described as ‘unrealistic’ Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Prison education Prisons ‘lack resources’ for inmates to learn their way to liberty Ministers are considering linking prison education to early release for the second time in a decade Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Pensions Treasury plans to extend pensions deal to colleges FE bodies to consult members on extending public pension guarantee to colleges Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges Pat Carvalho announced as new AoC president She will take over from Corrienne Peasgood on October 16 Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges Tributes to former East Durham College principal Colleagues have praised her for championing further education Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo News Long read Master’s-level apprenticeships ban risks throwing ‘baby out with bath water’ Fears that public services will be hardest hit by levy restrictions Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo News English and maths rules in apprenticeships under ‘review’ DfE seeks to ensure policy is ‘striking the right balance’ Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Apprenticeships, DfE, IfATE More data needed to tackle apprenticeship dropout rates Researchers found that nine out of ten non-completing nursing associate apprentices dropped out close to their end dates Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Sponsored post Sponsored Sandwell College and NHS Trust launch £18 million Learning Campus, creating hundreds of jobs and training opportunities in the West Midlands Sandwell College and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust recently announced a landmark agreement, which is set to secure… Advertorial 7mo Sandwell College 7mo Newer 1 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
