News Lambeth strike vote shelved to consider ‘new offer’ A ballot that could have led to renewed industrial action at Lambeth College has been suspended to allow union… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Trial over a4e seven accused of fraud offences under way The trial of seven people charged with fraud-related offences after allegedly ripping off the taxpayer at welfare-to-work provider A4e… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News WorldSkills wins £18m BIS boost The government has pledged to continue funding the Skills Show, skills competitions and the UK’s entry to WorldSkills for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Light-bulb moments’ figure in final IfL survey The results of the final Institute for Learning (IfL) survey of teachers and trainers in FE and skills are presented… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Adult skills budget going on ‘wrong sort of IT’ Further education colleges have a vital role to play in bringing digital skills qualifications up to date to boost… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Reform warning as apprenticeships plummet Apprenticeship funding reforms have been thrust back into the spotlight after government figures indicated the programme was heading for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship starts fall by more than 60,000, according to government figures All-age apprenticeships starts fell by 13 per cent last year according to provisional government data released this morning. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AELP to demand continued investment in skills at autumn conference The government will face calls for continued investment in FE and skills when sector leaders meet in Birmingham today…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Up front accreditation of quals to end next month, Ofqual boss reveals The requirement for qualifications to be accredited by Ofqual before they are regulated will be lifted from next month,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College strike off after High Court rules in AoC’s favour A planned strike by staff at colleges in England has been called off after the High Court handed down… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Unsustained’ initiatives and ‘inability to learn lessons’ affecting skills system, report warns Further education and skills has been marred by frequent change and “unsustained” initiatives, and a “lack of organisational memory”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Liberal Democrat party conference : Apprentice minimum wage pledge from Business Secretary Plans to boost apprentices’ pay by more than £1 an-hour have been cautiously welcomed amid concerns the rise could… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 750 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Apprenticeships National apprenticeship achievement rate rises to 54% Slight increase leaves sector way off government target Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24 Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo
