News Learners’ own jobs could get study programme funding Learners’ part-time paid jobs could be publicly-funded as part of the new study programmes for 16 to 19-year-olds, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship ‘loans in line for chop’ The troubled 24+ advanced learning loans system for apprenticeships could be axed after just 404 people applied for funding… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Optimism in Ofsted report comes with warning of providers not meeting local economy needs Local employer needs are not being met by the FE and skills sector, according to this year’s Ofsted annual… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Funding cut in pipeline for full-time 18-year-olds as Spending Review bites The Education Funding Agency has announced plans to save £150m by paying 17.5 per cent less for the full-time… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Employers failing the Ofsted challenge — are they fit to take over skills agenda? The move towards greater employer involvement in FE and skills is gaining momentum. But with employer providers having come… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 806 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
