News Breaking: Industrial strategy green paper explains plan for Institutes of Technology ‘in all areas’ The government’s new industrial strategy green paper has fleshed out what it expects from a “prestigious” new network of Institutes… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Digital Apprenticeship Service will go live in February The new Digital Apprenticeship Service is ploughing ahead, and all levy-paying employers will be able to register next month…. Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Industrial Strategy will put FE in spotlight with £170m to create Institutes of Technology The Industrial Strategy Green Paper will be published tomorrow, with post-16 technical education taking centre stage. A statement by the… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News College forced to stop recruiting apprentices A college hit with an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating won’t appeal against the resulting ban from running apprenticeships, but says… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Priestley Sixth Form College leading race to academise The first sixth form college set to convert to academy status has announced it aims to make the change… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Winners from the National Apprenticeship Awards 2016 announced Britain celebrated the best of its vocational education on Friday night, when the country’s top three apprentices and its six best… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Are career colleges working two and a half years on? Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon has paid his first visit to a career college, attending London South East Colleges’ Hospitality,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofsted watch: Two grade crash to inadequate for independent training providers Two of the three independent training provider full inspection reports published this week have resulted in a two grade… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofqual to discuss conflict-of-interest concerns with NSAFD organisation Ofqual will hold talks with an awarding organisation owned by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, over… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive ‘Shambles’ IfA on course to launch with temporary leadership The Institute for Apprenticeships looks increasingly likely to launch without either a permanent chief or deputy chief executive, following… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News All eyes on tonight’s National Apprenticeships Awards The UK’s most promising apprentices and best employers will tonight be crowned the winners of the National Apprenticeships Awards… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News It’s official: public sector apprenticeships target set at 2.3 per cent The government has confirmed that at least 2.3 per cent of the workforce in public sector bodies in England… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 854 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 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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