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SFA unable to say when monthly provider payment system will go live again having completed five-day planned closure

UPDATE: 8.17AM Wednesday, July 29 (see foot of story) The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) said it has “no timescale”…

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FE Week Reporter
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Provider denies training learners who ‘had no choice’ in becoming apprentices

An Oldham training provider has rejected accusations from Ofsted that it was taking on apprentices who did not wish…

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA ‘in range’ of BIS review commissioned by Business Secretary Sajid Javid

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is subject to an “efficiency and effectiveness” review that is looking at all bodies…

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Nick Linford
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Crackdown on fake apprenticeships welcomed

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have welcomed a consultation the…

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FE Week Reporter
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Nottingham colleges merger to create 40,000-learner college following FE commissioner review

Governors at New College Nottingham (NCN) and Central College Nottingham (CCN) have voted to merge the two institutions following…

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FE Week Reporter
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New teachers’ gender pay gap revealed by ETF research

Female teachers joining the sector are likely to get paid significantly less than their male counterparts, a study by…

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FE Week Reporter


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Government responds to Lords’ digital report

The government has committed to report back on its progress in improving digital skills next year in its response…

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FE Week Reporter
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Study of colleges shows ‘encouraging’ texts dramatically cut dropout rates

A study of three colleges has shown that sending regular encouraging text messages to learners can dramatically cut dropout…

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FE Week Reporter
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New Apprenticeship Delivery Board announced

A new Apprenticeship Delivery Board (ADB) is set to advise the government on how to reach its target of…

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FE Week Reporter
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26 new Trailblazer groups announced

Film and TV, ceramics, veterinary nursing, and motorcycle manufacturing are among the industries that will be covered by 26…

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FE Week Reporter
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Eight things we learned from the Skills Funding Agency’s annual accounts

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has released its annual accounts and report for 2014/15, so we had a comb…

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FE Week Reporter
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Dates announced for next year’s National Apprenticeship Week

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) will run next year from March 14 to 18. The dates for the ninth annual…

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FE Week Reporter

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