News Restrict access to degree apprenticeship funding for adults, says shadow skills minister Degree apprenticeships should only be fully-funded for people aged under 25, those without a first degree and in sectors… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News City & Guilds reports 17.8m UK workers have outdated skills A third of UK workers have not received any workplace training in the last five years, according to a… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Lack of levy funding for small employers debated in Parliament A chair of a leading small business lobbying organisation has thrown cold water on hopes of a boost for… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Over 1,200 to attend Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2020 Anticipation is building ahead of the sixth Annual Apprenticeship Conference, which is now set to feature the first public… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted watch: 10 providers achieve ‘good’ results Ten FE providers were awarded grade twos from Ofsted in a good week for the sector. However, the college… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Apprenticeship subcontracts halved since 2017 levy launch Apprenticeship subcontracting has more than halved since the introduction of the levy in April 2017, new FE Week analysis… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive DfE U-turns on loans write-off for learners The government has agreed to write off the loans for another group of learners left with no qualifications after… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Ofsted struck fee deal to end legal challenge Ofsted struck a deal to pay their own legal fees in return for the college for HS2 dropping their… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive SFC to be first to remove Catholic status A sixth-form college in Blackburn is set to be the first of its kind to remove its Catholic status,… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Apprenticeship providers struggling to adapt to new Ofsted framework? Last September Ofsted began inspecting apprenticeship providers using their new framework. Out went the Common Inspection Framework (CIF), in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Apprenticeships quango adviser quits after breaking advertising rules An adviser to the government’s apprenticeship quango has quit after FE Week found he had set up an assessment… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Game over for level 2 business admin apprenticeship Hopes for a level 2 business administration standard were shattered today after the new boss of the government’s apprenticeship… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
