News Apprenticeship starts still in free-fall Apprenticeship starts were down 31 per cent in January on the same period in 2017, the latest provisional government… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News South Wiltshire UTC rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted Another University Technical College has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, taking the total number in the category to six…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Hull College staff ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to strike over 200 job cuts Staff at the financially troubled Hull College Group have “overwhelmingly” backed strike action in a bitter dispute over the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News New ways to win at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards The 15th National Apprenticeship Awards are now open for entries – and several new categories have been announced, including… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive The Skills Show rebrands as WorldSkills UK LIVE The country’s biggest skills and careers event is getting a revamp and changing its name. Formerly known as The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC Sport National Championships kicking off for their 40th year The biggest sporting event in the college calendar promises to be extra special this year, as the AoC Sport… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Future of Workers’ Educational Association threatened by devolution A huge training provider that has been educating disadvantaged adults for over 100 years could “disappear” if it loses… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Bitter war of words intensifies between AELP and IfA The Institute for Apprenticeships is the “biggest threat” to quality in apprenticeships, the boss of the Association of Employment… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News CITB shedding 800 jobs as it pulls out of direct training The Construction Industry Training Board will shed around 800 jobs over the next three years, in a radical overhaul… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship payments system malfunctions again The government’s apprenticeship payments report system has been broken for almost a week – and there’s no fix currently… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News CITB finds almost three quarters of Carillion apprentices new employers Almost three quarters of the apprentices left jobless following the collapse of Carillion have secured new employment, following an… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted saves £400k with longer grade 2 inspection gap Ofsted will save around £400,000 during the next academic year by elongating the maximum period between inspections for ‘good’… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 842 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
