News Employers more satisfied with private providers again… but colleges catching up Private training providers have once again proved themselves to be more popular with employers than colleges, according to government… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 Worldskills 2017: Watch the closing ceremony live from Abu Dhabi Today marks the end of the 44th WorldSkills competition – in which representatives from 59 nations have competed in… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Emotions high as Team UK competitors complete their work Emotions were high as the first round of Team UK competitors completed their work for WorldSkills UK today. Jordan… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Team UK’s gold standard show their support before the final hurdle Anxious, tired and excited – that’s how 34 of the UK’s most talented young people in the skills industry… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Concern at negative impact of FE loans on disadvantaged The FE sector is worried by the negative impact FE loans have had on learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. A… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Support Our Sixth-formers: DfE urged to redirect 16-19 underspend The 16-to-19 education budget was underspent by £106 million last year, and campaigners now want the DfE to direct… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Somerset Skills & Learning to make major redundancies after AEB debacle A large community learning provider in Somerset that was hit hard by the adult education budget fiasco is likely… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Josh attempts to repeat European success A welder from Norwich who has a family history in the trade is aiming to replicate his golden success… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Apprenticeships are “fragile” training, research shows Relying on employer involvement makes apprenticeships a “fragile” form of training, according to new research. A new study by… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: High praise from first skills minister to visit in eight years The skills and apprenticeships minister has pledged to bottle the “essence” of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi and “sprinkle it around… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News SPONSORED: What does the future hold for functional skills? Functional Skills are changing, and NCFE is ahead of the game. NCFE Functional Skills come with a fantastic range… Features Team 8y Features Team 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: BAE Systems apprentice aims for gold Team UK’s Shane Carpenter is hoping the 12 weeks he was allowed off work from Britain’s biggest defence manufacturer… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 808 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5d Jessica Hill 5d Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
