News Exclusive Confusion for new providers on RoATP over compulsory training Hundreds of training providers don’t know when they can start apprenticeship programmes, because the government has failed to inform… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Assessment organisations put to the customer service test in our mystery shop End-point assessment has been a huge source of anxiety for providers across the sector this year, amid a growing… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive ‘Alarming’: ESFA still giving one-man bands access to millions Labour has demanded an investigation into the way providers are selected for the register of apprenticeship training providers –… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Glacial progress exposed for colleges’ apprentice delivery Colleges deliver just one in five apprenticeships last year, meaning virtually no progress has been made in the 18… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Conservatives announce surprise pledge to let levy pay wages A surprise move has been made by the Conservatives to allow large firms to use apprentice levy funds to… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y 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 Newer 1 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 842 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
