News £60m fund to boost business skills and growthMinisters have unveiled a £60 million fund to boost business skills and growth. The second phase of the Growth and…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Government announce £250m vocational training fundThe government has announced £250 million to try and entice businesses into investing in skills and apprenticeships. David Cameron…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews ‘Worry’ over 12 per cent fall in FE adultsConcerns have been raised over the decline in total adult FE participation at a time when the numbers of…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews New apprentice incentive for smaller businessesSmaller businesses are to be given cash incentives to take on apprentices under new plans announced by Business Secretary…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews ‘Trust’ is key for new college freedomsAs the saying goes, all good relationships are built on trust – and it seems that motto can be extended…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Apprenticeships need to be explained more clearly to learners, says MPApprenticeships and vocational training need to be explained more clearly to learners, according to Simon Hughes MP. The deputy…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10y News NCG and Northumberland College merger collapsesPlans for a merger between the NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) and Northumberland College have collapsed. The Northumberland College Corporation…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Youth unemployment exceeds one millionThe record rate for youth unemployment is now above the one million mark. Details released this morning by the…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Apprenticeships for learners aged over 25 should be scrapped, says IPPRApprenticeships should be restricted to learners under the age of 25, according to researchers from the Institute for Public…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yEvents, News Apprenticeships in identity crisis at ‘real or rebrand’ debateThe definition, purpose and identity of apprenticeships was criticised heavily at the ‘Growth in Apprenticeships: real or rebrand?’ debate…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Adult FE and skills learners fall 411,000Provisional figures published in the October Statistical First Release show that the number of learners classed as participating in…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNews Newcastle College Group ‘merge’ with RathboneOne of the largest educational providers in the country is on the verge of adding another arm to its…FE Week Reporter 10yFE Week Reporter 10yNewer1607608609610611612613614615616617625OlderMust readCovid-19 Exclusive Omicron: January exams start smoothly despite staff shortagesStaff are working extra hours, with managers stepping in to help invigilate vocational and technical qualificationsSamantha Booth 6dSamantha Booth 6dT Levels Exclusive Confused and frustrated: Most universities reject first cohort of T Level studentsDfE urges transparency amid looming UCAS deadlineBilly Camden 7dBilly Camden 7dNews Exclusive Owner of defunct provider involved in £20m subcontracting scandal declares bankruptcyESFA makes claim on insolvent SCL Training LtdBilly Camden 7dBilly Camden 7d Next 3 storiesNews Exclusive Justice: FE Week campaign wins £1.5m relief for victims of loan scandalAlmost 600 victims of an FE loans scandal have had £1.5 million worth of debt written off following an…Billy Camden 2wBilly Camden 2wNews How effective are face masks in the classroom?Minsters have published the evidence behind their decision to bring back face coverings in the classroomSamantha Booth 2wSamantha Booth 2w
