News Employers to fork out for a third of apprenticeship training as government tells bosses to pay providers for first time Employers will be expected to pay a third of the provider costs for apprenticeship, it was announced today. The… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Bradford College goes internal for new chief after Bravo move blow Bradford College Group has gone internal in its hunt for a new chief executive after Hampshire principal Anthony Bravo… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Get hands-on with careers advice, says AoC research Young people want more hands-on experience in deciding what career path they should take, according to new research from the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff vote to walk out indefinitely Staff at Lambeth College have voted to go on indefinite strike in a row over proposed changes to terms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Female leaders need to ‘stand up and be counted,’ says WLN chair The chair of the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) has told how women at the top of colleges should “stand up… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner’s college visits hit double figures as plans for annual report are revealed Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has taken his tally of college reviews to 10, and will outline… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Funding Agency releases long-awaited online learning aim search engine The Skills Funding Agency has produced its long-awaited and overdue online Learning Aims Reference System (Lars). It is an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Number of Neets falls — but England still behind European neighbours, warns thinktank The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) fell in the first three months of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Seven-year wait for new FE and skills professional teaching standards is over New guidelines for FE and skills teachers, lecturers and trainers have been issued by the Education and Training Foundation…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Commissioner ruling on grade four college leads to 150 jobs at risk A Greater Manchester college could be forced to make up to 150 redundancies after it was ordered to balance… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UCU rejects 0.7 per cent offer as pay talks continue Pay talks between college staff and leaders are to continue after a 0.7 per cent pay rise was rejected… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learndirect could get £100m flotation Learndirect could be in line for a £100m flotation, it has been reported. According to Education Investor magazine, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 831 Older Must read News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 7d Shane Chowen 7d Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo