News Training provider director jailed for 8 months for fraud A former director of a training provider that falsified exam papers for individuals seeking to gain security guard licenses… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Minister admits a lot ‘we don’t know yet’ about Treasury backed national retraining scheme The government still doesn’t know how the national retraining scheme will work or how much it will cost, even… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Select committee chair and skills minister clash over Spending Review strategy The skills minister and the chair of the education select committee were at loggerheads this morning after Anne Milton… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Short-term fix found for gap in apprenticeship quality assurance arrangements The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has reached a deal with the organisation that has delivered external quality… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Minimum standards to be scrapped as part of earlier and stronger intervention regime The Education and Skills Funding Agency is going to scrap its minimum standards policy as part of an earlier… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News New ‘triggers’ for government intervention in colleges revealed Colleges that experience “serious” cash flow pressures, breach bank covenants, or have significantly delayed accounts will be placed into… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Mixed results for FE providers It has been a varied week in the FE sector, with three providers receiving ‘good’ grades from Ofsted while… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Alert raised on the high volume of ‘tie-breaks’ in latest ESF tendering process Further questions are being asked about the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s recent European Social Fund tender, after FE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Funding clawback for college at risk of cash crisis A college already in financial difficulty is being forced to pay back nearly £1 million to the government as… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Blow your own trumpet and shake off your victim mentality, providers told FE providers have been urged to “blow their own trumpet more” after research found they have developed a “victim… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive IfA chief ‘stepping down’, claims headhunters The chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) will step down when his contract is… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive ‘Serious concern’ as training provider cashes in on controversial management consultancy apprenticeship A member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has “serious concerns” about the government allocating one provider up to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 842 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
