News Halfon puts lifelong learning back in the spotlight Lifelong learning is firmly back on the government’s agenda, according to the skills and apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon, who… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Report shows college struggle with ‘endemic’ sexualised behaviour Ofsted has blasted a college for “endemic” sexualised behaviour and incidents of sexual assault in a damning new report…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Large drop in number of standards lacking end-point assessors The proportion of learners on apprenticeship standards without an approved assessment organisation is dropping rapidly, according to new figures…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News SFA in dock after hundreds of learners struggle to recover loans cash when provider collapses Another highly profitable training provider has suddenly gone bust in mysterious circumstances, leaving hundreds of learners on the hook… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Introducing the Institute for Apprenticeships board members The government has finally announced the eight Institute for Apprenticeships board members (listed below), with the chair to be confirmed… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Cable delighted with industrial strategy commitment to adult education The former secretary of state for business, innovation and skills has told FE Week he is “delighted” that the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Institute for Apprenticeships appoints first director The first permanent employee of the Institute for Apprenticeships has finally been appointed, after ongoing delays and an absence… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Apprenticeship starts rise despite fall in vacancies Apprenticeship starts published by the DfE this morning show a slight increase, when comparing provisional figures for the first… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News SFA forced to delay publication of 2015/16 achievement rates as “technical issues” ongoing Qualifications achievement rates data for 2015/16 will not appear in tomorrow’s FE statistical first release because of “technical issues”,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News National Apprenticeship Awards 2016: Meet the winners After an amazing evening at the stellar National Apprenticeship Awards 2016 ceremony last week (January 20), FE Week caught… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Breaking: Industrial strategy green paper explains plan for Institutes of Technology ‘in all areas’ The government’s new industrial strategy green paper has fleshed out what it expects from a “prestigious” new network of Institutes… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Digital Apprenticeship Service will go live in February The new Digital Apprenticeship Service is ploughing ahead, and all levy-paying employers will be able to register next month…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 804 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
