News NAS announces quality safeguard for ATAs The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has introduced a formal recognition process for Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) in order to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Holt review finds employers ‘clueless’ on apprenticeships The businessman behind a review into apprenticeships has spoken of the “cluelessness” surrounding the programme among employers. Jason Holt… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government to publish FE progression figures Education destination measures for students entering and leaving FE will be published for the first time this summer. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Innovation Code criticised for not going far enough A new flexible provision to deliver programmes tackling localised skills needs has been introduced in the FE sector. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Survey says employers must pay Majority of colleges and training providers support minimum fee for apprenticeships A minimum employer fee for apprentices aged 19… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The SFA just keeps giving Nearly 300 colleges unexpectedly receive £23 million to be spent before August 2012. Colleges are sharing an additional £23m… admin 10y admin 10y News Criticism and restructures as Ofsted grades plummet Three further education colleges have suffered setbacks after receiving the lowest possible inspection grades. Reports by education regulator Ofsted,… admin 10y admin 10y News Subcontracting and social media An “urgent review” of sub-contracting has been called for by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP). Graham… admin 10y admin 10y News SFA college account data ‘appears incorrect’ College account figures have been removed from the Skill Funding Agency’s website little more than a week after they… admin 10y admin 10y Apprenticeship Supplement 12/04/2012 Find out more News NAS Quality Action Plan revealed A document detailing how the government will improve the quality of the apprenticeship programme has today been published. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Did you #askHayes about launch of National Careers Service? The skills minister was questioned about the new National Careers Service and impartial information, advice and guidance in a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 648 Older Must read Colleges, Exams Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 6d Jason Noble 6d Colleges Union rejects AoC’s ‘totally unacceptable’ new pay offer for college staff The pay offer has been upped to 2.5% from 2.25% Jason Noble 1w Jason Noble 1w Next 3 stories Funding Soaring inflation wipes out skills budget boost Ministers have been urged to immediately add an extra £350 million a year in skills funding on top of… Will Nott 2w Will Nott 2w News Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’ It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges Major review launched to bring colleges back into public sector After ten years in the private sector, the ONS are now considering whether to reclassify colleges as public sector… Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w