News NHS defends apprenticeship brokerage fees The NHS has defended controversial new plans to charge a brokerage fee to training providers that win levy-funded apprenticeship… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News ‘Mandatory training’ for untested apprenticeship providers on register New providers with little or no track record will have to undergo “mandatory training” before they can deliver apprenticeships,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: England alone with end-point assessment-only apprenticeships Research by leading FE academics has shown England is the only one, out of eight countries reported on because… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Delegates flood to Birmingham for FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeships Conference FE Week’s third Annual Apprenticeships Conference was off to a flying start this morning, after a warm welcome from… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News #SaveOurAdultEducation: Senior peer tries to protect future learners over loan debts A senior peer who has thrown his support behind FE Week’s campaign to #SaveOurAdultEducation, has tabled an amendment to… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: Non-levy allocations no longer ruled out for unsuccessful colleges Non-levy allocations will no longer be ruled out for the dozens of colleges that weren’t listed on the new… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Making sense of the 20% off-the-job apprenticeship funding rule One of the most important apprenticeship funding rules from May is the requirement that every apprentice “spends at least 20… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Exclusive Minister wrongly claims there are no grade four providers on new apprenticeships register The written response from apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon to an open letter, complaining about the Register of Apprenticeship Training… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Unsuccessful applicants can reapply for apprenticeships register… but deadline is tight Providers that feel aggrieved because they did not make it onto the new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers will… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Damning Ofsted report that caused downfall of huge provider published The damning Ofsted report that caused the downfall of huge apprenticeship training provider First4Skills has now been published. The… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News SFA apprenticeship funding rules strengthened to deter employer kick-backs The apprenticeship funding rules, which come into force from May, have now been updated by the SFA to deter employer kick-backs…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News More than half of apprenticeship standards still have no assessor Too many uncertainties in the new apprenticeship system is fuelling the acute lack of assessment organisations for new standards,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 845 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
