News CBI restates apprenticeship levy concerns as it calls for existing reforms to ‘speed up’ The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today restated its concerns over plans for an apprenticeship levy on large businesses… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Closest ever Brathay Challenge final as apprentice teams finish in dead heats The fourth annual Brathay Apprenticeship Challenge was the closest fought yet and after a nail-biting race to the finish… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former Whitehall skills chief backs ‘brave’ plan for apprenticeship levy Former Whitehall FE and skills chief Dr Sue Pember has backed Chancellor George Osborne’s “brave” apprenticeships levy plan for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Details of next year’s ‘even bigger and better’ FE Week apprenticeship conference revealed Details of the 2016 FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference and Exhibition (AAC) have been finalised — and it’s set to be… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government productivity plan — live reaction The Treasury’s productivity plan proposes converting colleges into Institutes of Technology, moving away from the per-qualification funding system for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Outstanding BTec learners honoured at plush Royal Horticultural Halls event The country’s most outstanding BTec learners and providers were celebrated in the plush setting of London’s Royal Horticultural Halls. Comedian… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News What does the government’s productivity plan mean for FE and skills? The Treasury this morning published its eagerly-awaited productivity plan. Here, FE Week examines the main headlines for the FE and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lords social mobility committee looks at apprenticeships Careers advice, the government’s 3m apprenticeship target and impact of the FE funding cuts were at the top of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE lecturers in London for annual ATL conference Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will meet in Central London today for its annual FE conference…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fifth apprenticeship consultation in four years to launch as government seeks views on levy The government is set to embark on its fifth review of apprenticeships in just four years after plans for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Funding agency unable to approve growth requests after Budget — despite assurances The Skills Funding Agency was today unable to say when providers would learn if their quarter three growth requests… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News LIVE: Summer budget reaction George’s Osborne’s budget today included plans for an apprenticeship levy, a living wage which could reach £9 per hour… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
