News Exclusive Detail of apprenticeship levy audit regime revealed Apprenticeships funded from May will be included in the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s 2016-17 audit programme, FE Week… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Exclusive Local authority sets up rival apprenticeship provider register – but will charge A local authority is planning to make hundreds of thousands in management fees by offering access to its own… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News AEB tender results pushed back AGAIN, now into August Training providers are being are being told they will learn the results of their long delayed adult education budget… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Assessment organisation claims ESFA approval for subcontracting model An end-point assessment organisation claims that the Education and Skills Funding Agency will allow it to subcontract apprenticeship exams… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Yorkshire colleges first to publish targets in £56m AEB pre-devolution deal Colleges in West Yorkshire have agreed a “landmark” partnership with the combined authority to align their annual £56 million… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive London college merger called off at last minute A planned merger between two London colleges has been called off at the last minute, FE Week can reveal…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News DfE quick to rebuff ‘evidence’ of employers calling for changes to off-the-job rule A plea for flexibility in apprenticeship off-the-job training requirements has been swiftly rebutted by the Department for Education. In… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: IfA turns to headhunters after failing to recruit a permanent CEO The Institute for Apprenticeships has failed to appoint a permanent chief executive, FE Week can reveal. A job advert… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Lords launch inquiry into the state of technical education The House of Lords has called for an inquiry into whether or not FE and vocational training is funded… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government’s new crackdown on illegally low wages for apprentices Rogue employers who illegally underpay apprentices have been threatened with severe jail sentences, under a new government crackdown on… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Blackburn College students fume over two-week results delay Degree students left waiting for overdue results from a Lancashire college have branded the delay “cruel” and are demanding… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive: Government inaction as employers leave apprentices half a million pounds out of pocket It’s likely that no-one has been fined or prosecuted for illegally underpaying apprentices, an FE Week investigation exposing the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo