News High profile visit for Skills Show as Business Secretary Sajid Javid drops in on day one Business Secretary Sajid Javid was joined by thousands of career curious youngsters today as he visited Birmingham for day… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Meet new members of Dr Collins’ 21-strong team These are the new members of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins’ team, FE Week can exclusively reveal. Five deputy… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeship starts up after two years of decline Official figures released this morning show the number of apprenticeship starts for 2014/15 was up by 59,500 from the… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Long wait for FE Chartered Status membership ends The long wait for FE providers to sign up for Chartered Status ended today with applications for membership finally… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Labour MPs secure Opposition Day debate to call for 16 to 19 budget protection Labour has secured an Opposition Day debate to propose that the 16 to 19 education budget be given the same… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Don’t let private training providers ‘steal your lunch’, Skills Minister Nick Boles tells college leaders Skills Minister Nick Boles has told Association of Colleges (AoC) conference delegates to stop letting private providers “nick your… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Live with Linford at AoC Conference 2015 Nick Linford, founder and former editor of FE Week, is out-and-about during AoC Conference 2015 bringing you all the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ten-point plan for apprenticeship success laid out by government official Jennifer Coupland A ten-point plan to help deliver the government’s 3m apprenticeships target has been issued by senior apprenticeship official Jennifer… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College mergers on cards in Shrewsbury and East London Two further mergers have been proposed for the college sector. Shrewsbury College, Shrewsbury Sixth Form College and New College… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Remarkable how colleges have kept going’ says AoC chief Martin Doel Ahead of the Association of Colleges (AoC) 2015 conference, chief executive Martin Doel tells FE Week reporter Alix Robertson… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Concern at ‘tight’ 18-month ESF delivery timescale Sector leaders have reacted with concern to a “tight” Skills Funding Agency (SFA) timetable for handing out £650m of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Future of Fisss uncertain as BIS plans new system for apprenticeship certificates The future of the Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards (Fisss) was today uncertain with the government looking… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 845 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
