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Funding fears as leps document reveals ‘relationship’ requirement

Colleges could lose out on funding if local enterprise partnerships (Leps) don’t engage with them, Association of Colleges chief…

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Parties challenged on ‘experiential careers advice’

Skills Show organisers Find a Future have challenged political parties to promise young people access to “experiential careers advice”….

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FE Week Reporter
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Government scraps ‘deterrent’ apprentice rule

A controversial five-year rule that has put off “hundreds” of potential apprentices by forcing them to re-sit GCSEs they…

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FE Week Reporter
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Commissioner visits first two local authority providers

The FE Commissioner has made his first two visits to inspect local authority provision, FE Week can reveal. Dr…

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FE Week Reporter
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Niace and Inclusion merger casts jobs shadow

Staff at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (Inclusion)…

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FE Week Reporter
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Careers advice hotline brought under one roof

Careers advice hotline services for young people and adults are to be brought under one roof after Serco was…

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FE Week Reporter


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Supporting part-time teachers

The Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) has handed fellowship grants, worth up to £40,000-each, to four senior figures…

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FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted halving number of FE reports per year

Ofsted has announced plans to halve the number of times it publishes official FE statistics to two a year…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Outstanding London provider achieves top marks across the board from Ofsted

East London Advanced Technology Training (ELATT) has scored top marks across the board to secure a grade one rating…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Unionlearn rejects Labour apprenticeship policy as AELP looks five years ahead

Labour proposals to abolish level two apprenticeships were rejected by Unionlearn at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers…

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FE Week Reporter
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Report calls for apprenticeships to be ‘re-made’ to meet new outcomes

Apprenticeships should be “re-made” to give learners expertise, resourcefulness, craftsmanship, business-like attitudes and wider skills for growth, according to…

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FE Week Reporter
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Colleges ‘not meeting employer needs’ on digital skills, Lords warn

Further education colleges are failing to meet employer needs when it comes to digital skills, an influential group of…

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FE Week Reporter

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