FE Week News | FE, Skills and Apprenticeships Updates - Part 542

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Mayors to take control of 16-19 funding

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Colleges, school sixth forms and training providers in scope, with a timetable due at the autumn budget

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Under-25s exempted from apprenticeship co-investment hike

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Levy payers that exhaust their accounts will avoid the new 25 per cent charge for younger apprentices

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£287m building cash for colleges short of places

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Projects promise 22,000 extra places after thousands missed out on their preferred courses

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Mayors to design technical education routes for 14-year-olds

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Department for Education will examine how existing budgets can be 'prioritised' for 2028 rollout

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Benefit-hit apprentice families boosted by bursary

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Apprentices can claim a new bursary up to £4,500 to offset costs of work-based training

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