News Government review into IfL effectiveness The government is to hold an independent review into workforce professionalisation, including the effectiveness of the Institute for Learning… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News BIS to ‘sweep away’ apprenticeship red tape for employers The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced a package of new measures today that will cut… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted proposes changes to inspection of FE providers Ofsted has launched a consultation regarding proposals to revise the inspection of further education colleges, work-based learning providers, adult… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News £6.5 million given to train engineering students in renewable energy Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a £6.5 million investment yesterday to help train top engineering students in a new… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NAS concerned about quality following rapid apprenticeship expansion The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) and Skills Funding Agency have this week published a statement (click here) saying they… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Neet’ young people hits record second quarter high The number of 18 to 24 year-olds currently not in employment, education or training (Neet) has shot up to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Apprenticeships need to be marketed better’ say training providers The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) says that not enough employers understand the financial benefits of apprenticeships…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News U-turn on ESOL funding clarified by the Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has confirmed that all unemployed learners, including those on ESOL courses, who are both on… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Businesses ask FE providers to ‘stop selling and start listening’ Further Education (FE) colleges and training providers should listen to businesses and stop focussing on quick sales, according to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Unreachable targets put the Work Programme at risk of collapse Almost every organisation involved in delivering the Work Programme is at risk of having their contract terminated because of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted calls for government review on post-16 arrangements Young people with learning difficulties and disabilities are not receiving adequate support as they progress to further education, according… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Research shows that LGBT learners are being treated better in FE Research comissioned by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) learners are being… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Apprenticeships National apprenticeship achievement rate rises to 54% Slight increase leaves sector way off government target Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24 Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo
