News Reforms signal ‘death’ of teen apprenticeships An “enforced” employer’s fee for 16 and 17-year-old apprenticeships under government funding reforms could spell the end of the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News NCG loses DWP jobs contract A multi-million pound government contract to find work for long-term unemployed people has been taken off NCG (formerly Newcastle… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Learners could have qualifications revoked Past learners with a Warwickshire-based provider could have their qualifications taken away from them following a probe into allegations… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Commissioner findings add fuel to the Barnfield Federation fire The FE Commissioner’s findings of his inspection of the under-fire Barnfield Federation have been published, giving another damning verdict… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Traffic lights warning on careers guidance progress Not enough has been done to meet recommendations for the future of careers advice in England outlined by the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Skills Minister Matthew Hancock led MPs ‘up the garden path’ over balloon artistry and instructing pole fitness qualifications Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has been accused of “leading Parliament up the garden path” with claims to be cutting… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government announces new apprenticeship trailblazers The Prime Minister today announced 29 new trailblazer groups to lead the transformation of the apprenticeship system. The new… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Funding reform study finds employers unaware of apprenticeship costs Government research on apprenticeship funding reform proposals has found that employers were generally in the dark about how much… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentices get new NUS-backed pressure group A new pressure group for apprentices has been launched by the National Union of Students (NUS). The National Society… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeships to the rescue of the High Street Apprenticeships could help save the country’s “struggling” high streets, according to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Providers will ‘no longer be able to force employers to take training they want to offer’, says Gove Routing apprenticeship funding directly to employers will mean providers can no longer “force employers to take whatever training they… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour taskforce calls for FE progression to determine schools funding Labour’s Skills Taskforce has called for school funding to be conditional on whether students progress into FE, employment or training…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 831 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 6d Shane Chowen 6d 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
