News Stress rockets as SFA software fails Further education data staff have spoken out about the stress and extra work caused by continued problems with Skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Warning of more strikes over pay More pay strikes could be set to hit colleges following industrial action on Tuesday (December 3), the University and… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News All-age apprenticeships in first full-year drop since 2005 The number of apprenticeship starts in England has fallen for the first time in seven years, according to new… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Wheels come off Kwik Fit traineeships Kwik Fit has stopped running its controversial traineeship programme after Ofsted inspectors said it was no longer an outstanding… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Osborne looks to tax credits and mandatory employer cash contributions for apprenticeships Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the government will introduce an HMRC-based funding system alongside a mandatory employer cash contribution for apprenticeships through… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Traineeships exempted from 16-hour benefits rule The government is to allow job seeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants to do more than 16 hours’ study a-week as… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week Charity Auction UPDATE: Due to our website being down for over 48 hours, towards the end of this auction, we have… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News National Skills Academy Logistics goes into liquidation after SFA cancels funding The National Skills Academy Logistics (NSAL) has been put into liquidation after its financial support was pulled by the… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College staff strike over pay after last-minute talks fail to avert industrial action Colleges across the country have been hit with industrial action as staff took part in strikes over pay. Members… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News AoC chief Martin Doel warns Vince Cable against FE raid to fund HE shortfall as Budget looms The chief executive of the Association of Colleges has warned Business Secretary Vince Cable against raiding the FE budget… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Quals firm four given corruption trial date Four staff at an Eastbourne-based firm that prints qualification certificates have been given their trial date on corruption charges…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Shadow minister sets out his vision for the future of FE The Shadow Education Secretary, Tristram Hunt, chose the Association of Colleges conference as the venue for his first speech… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 831 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
