News Breaking: Conservative manifesto pledges for FE and skills published The Conservatives’ long-awaited general election manifesto, called ‘Forward Together’, has just been launched, outlining its plans for FE and… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Breaking: Updated register of apprenticeship training providers published The updated register of apprenticeship training providers has now been published. An extra 507 providers have been added by… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: Providers finally successful in apprentice register applications Hundreds of providers including a college from the nation’s second largest city, which largely missed out last time, have… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Just three new recruits for chartered status in six months The Chartered Institution for FE has recruited just one new college and two independent training providers in the last… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Lib Dems pledge to double businesses that hire apprentices A pledge to double the number of businesses that hire apprentices has been announced by the Liberal Democrats, ahead… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Subsidised apprentice travel plan falls off Labour manifesto A long-term pledge to cover the cost of apprentice travel has not made it into Labour’s final general election… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Colleges scrap merger plans less than 3 months after announced Two colleges have scrapped merger plans less than three months after they were announced. Stanmore College and West Hertfordshire… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Breaking: Labour manifesto plans for FE and skills unveiled Labour has unveiled its plans for the future of FE and skills in its official general election manifesto just… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Pay cut row at struggling north east college Staff are understood to be facing up to 10 per cent pay cuts at a north east college with… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News C&G Group buys apprenticeship agency in effort to corner nuclear industry The nation’s largest training provider to the UK civil nuclear industry has been bought out by the City &… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Colleges not on apprenticeships’ register still advertising vacancies High-profile colleges that failed to get onto the government’s new register of apprenticeship training providers the first time round… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Long-distance merger cleared despite council concerns A controversial long-distance merger has been signed off by college governors, despite grave concerns from a London borough council…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
