News Former provider staff due in court on host of fraud charges More than a dozen former employees of welfare to work provider A4e are due to appear in court charged… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Worries at AELP over HMRC funding proposal The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has raised concerns over the government’s proposals to direct funding for… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding agency in danger of ‘overload’ warns NAO A government investigation into the Education Funding Agency has warned it could become “overloaded” as financial constraints, staffing difficulties… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Skills shortage behind almost a quarter of unfilled vacancies, says UKCES survey Nearly a quarter of vacancies in the UK have gone unfilled because of a shortage of much-needed skills, the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News What can Ofsted learn from its own complaints system? Last week, ex-NCG (Newcastle College Group) chief executive Jackie Fisher spoke exclusively to FE Week about her notorious 2012… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government announces nuclear college plans The nuclear industry looks set to benefit from the country’s second new college in 21 years, Skills Minister Matthew… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Skills Minister says education cut needed because there’s ‘no money left’ Skills Minister Matthew Hancock told MPs it was “difficult being a minister when there’s no money left” as he… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New Ofsted FE case studies highlight quality teaching and learning Ofsted and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) have teamed up to share examples of good practice in vocational teaching… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Prime Minister says ‘still got to get basics absolutely right’ on English and maths Prime Minister David Cameron said skills was a the major focus of his economic plan during a speech to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ambitious independent provider plans raise prospect of new college Ambitious plans to become an incorporated FE college and develop new sites across the country have been revealed by… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentice minimum wage ‘crackdown’ questioned A government “crackdown” on apprentice minimum wage offenders has been queried with more than one-in-five apprentices not getting paid… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Elmfield investigation ‘frustrates’ MP An ongoing official investigation into defunct provider Elmfield Training has “frustrated” Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Adrian… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo