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 News Costs in question after Labour apprentice pledge The financial implications of Labour’s pledge to cover apprentices’ travel costs have been called into question, after the Conservatives… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: Three colleges slide to grade three Three colleges dropped from Ofsted ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ this week, in a bad week for FE. The only… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 854 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 4d Josh Mellor 4d 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
