News Miliband’s wage pledge could see apprentices win 23pc raise The apprenticeship minimum wage could rise by 23 per cent if Labour wins next year’s general election. The party… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News FE providers in HS2 college plans At least 10 FE and skills sector providers could be involved with the new National College for High Speed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Exclusive: Functional skills handed lifeline Functional Skills could be set for a return to government favour with Skills Minister Nick Boles having revealed plans… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Exclusive: Skills Minister hints at scrapping cash contributions plan Plans to introduce mandatory employer cash contributions for apprenticeships could be scrapped, Skills Minister Nick Boles has indicated. In… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News New centre prompts hope of vocational catch-up Professor Alison Wolf has told of her hopes that a new national vocational education centre to influence policy and… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Opening ceremony marks the start of Euro Skills 2014 – come on Team UK At the start, last night’s opening ceremony for EuroSkills 2014 felt like quite a muted affair — the photographer,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Team UK arrive in Lille ahead of Euro Skills 2014 Yesterday morning, Team UK set out for EuroSkills in Lille. The 19 young men and women will compete against… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Businesses key to improving careers advice, Education Secretary tells party conference Businesses should work more closely with schools on improving careers advice, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said today. Despite claims… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Home of new HS2 college revealed The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail has been revealed by the government. It will… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Jobcentre Plus to advise young people from age of 15, pledges IDS Jobcentre Plus will provide careers advice to learners as young as 15, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Labour Conference: questions over Miliband’s skills aim Labour leader Ed Miliband’s 2014 conference address has prompted FE and skills sector questions about figures behind his pledge… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Cut benefits for under 21s to fund three million apprenticeships – Cameron The Conservatives will increase the number of apprenticeships from 2m to 3m in the next Parliament funded by cuts… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
