News AELP backs minimum duration for young apprentices at end of #NAW2012 The new minimum length of delivery for all apprentices aged 16 to 18 has been backed by the head… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News WorldSkills UK – The Skills Show announced by John Hayes MP The skills minister announced a UK successor to the WorldSkills London 2011 competition at the House of Commons last… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News EMA replacement is inadequate and under-funded, says Barnardo’s Young learners from disadvantaged backgrounds are being let down by the 16-19 Bursary Fund because it is inadequate, inconsistent… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Jayde Kirkup is the FE Week & Me competition winner Congratulations Jayde Kirkup! We asked students to send in a 500-word article explaining what brought them to college, along… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News NAO’s verdict on adult apprenticeships Funding rates are unreliable The funding rates used to pay training providers for delivering an apprenticeship are not based… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Vocational quals counted out Concern has been raised at the government’s expulsion of thousands of qualifications from school league tables. While stating that… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employability qualifications are just the job Increasing unemployment is fuelling a sharp rise in demand for short employability qualifications, figures obtained by FE Week reveal…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship success rates highest ever Apprenticeship success rates have risen for the fourth consecutive year across all age groups, according to new government data…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Young apprenticeships fall as adults nearly double The rise in adult apprenticeships has continued to accelerate in the first three months of the new academic year,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News More than 14m learner accounts unused Less than 0.01 per cent of more than 14 million learning accounts have been accessed directly by learners, figures… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Hayes launches independent review into professionalism of FE workforce The Skills Minister has launched an independent review into the professionalism of the further education (FE) and skills workforce… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The National Audit Office passes judgement on adult apprenticeships The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Adult Apprenticeships’ report today, which looks into “whether the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 648 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 3d Jason Noble 3d 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 3d Jason Noble 3d 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 6d Jason Noble 6d 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
