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CBI demands ‘formal consultation’ on government proposals for apprenticeship levy

Employers should be consulted on the “scope and rate” of a new apprenticeship levy and have “real control” over…

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Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey to stand down

Ofqual chief executive Glenys Stacey has announced that she will be standing down at the end of February. Ms…

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FE Week Reporter
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Employers frustrated as wait for Trailblazer apprenticeships approval nears one-year mark

Frustration is growing among Trailblazer apprenticeship designers with many of the new standards still awaiting government approval for delivery…

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FE Week Reporter
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Strike ballot start to new academic year for college staff after UCU rejects AoC pay freeze

Thousands of FE staff will begin the new academic year with a ballot on whether to strike over pay….

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FE Week Reporter
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Lure of foreign market tempts NOCN to follow other awarding organisations’ footsteps abroad

The lure of a new foreign market has temped NOCN to offer management training qualifications in India as it follows…

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FE Week Reporter
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Cash-strapped Greenwich Community College making ‘reasonable progress’ eight months after inadequate blow

A struggling London college has been praised by Ofsted for “reasonable progress” across the board less than eight months…

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FE Week Reporter


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What can WorldSkillsUK chiefs learn about Brazil’s Vet system at Sao Paulo 2015?

Sao Paulo 2015 is the first WorldSkills competition to be held in Latin America and, with 1,192 registered competitors,…

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Government advertises apprentice posts for ‘shamed’ minimum wage offenders

The government is allowing known minimum wage offender firms to advertise for workers on its apprentice vacancy matching service, FE…

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FE Week Reporter
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BIS ‘confirms’ ruling on local authority plan to split troubled Lewisham Southwark College

Local council plans to split Lewisham Southwark College and bring half of it under local authority control have been rejected…

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Nick Linford
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Niace appoints groundbreaking FE-bred NUS president Toni Pearce to employment and skills post

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has appointed outgoing president of the National Union of Students (NUS)…

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Nick Linford
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Sixth form colleges set to lose criminal record-checking service

Sixth form colleges have been told they will have to find a new way of checking whether potential staff…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Funding error reports to be sent to providers after request from advisory group

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is to send out tailored data return error reports in response to recommendations from…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford

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