News Exempted — trainees freed from Job Seeker’s Allowance 16-hour rule Traineeships are to be exempted from a benefits rule that was “compromising” the programme. The Department for Work and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Confirmed — employers will take ownership of apprenticeships in a new HMRC funding system Apprenticeship funding will be redirected from providers to employers — but they will have to make a “significant” cash… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Stress rockets as SFA software fails Further education data staff have spoken out about the stress and extra work caused by continued problems with Skills… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Warning of more strikes over pay More pay strikes could be set to hit colleges following industrial action on Tuesday (December 3), the University and… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News All-age apprenticeships in first full-year drop since 2005 The number of apprenticeship starts in England has fallen for the first time in seven years, according to new… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Wheels come off Kwik Fit traineeships Kwik Fit has stopped running its controversial traineeship programme after Ofsted inspectors said it was no longer an outstanding… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Osborne looks to tax credits and mandatory employer cash contributions for apprenticeships Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the government will introduce an HMRC-based funding system alongside a mandatory employer cash contribution for apprenticeships through… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Traineeships exempted from 16-hour benefits rule The government is to allow job seeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants to do more than 16 hours’ study a-week as… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE Week Charity Auction UPDATE: Due to our website being down for over 48 hours, towards the end of this auction, we have… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News National Skills Academy Logistics goes into liquidation after SFA cancels funding The National Skills Academy Logistics (NSAL) has been put into liquidation after its financial support was pulled by the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College staff strike over pay after last-minute talks fail to avert industrial action Colleges across the country have been hit with industrial action as staff took part in strikes over pay. Members… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News AoC chief Martin Doel warns Vince Cable against FE raid to fund HE shortfall as Budget looms The chief executive of the Association of Colleges has warned Business Secretary Vince Cable against raiding the FE budget… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
