News Four more accused in new A4e Aspire to Inspire fraud allegations Four more people have been charged over fraud allegations at welfare-to-work provider A4e. It brings the total number of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Learners’ own jobs could get study programme funding Learners’ part-time paid jobs could be publicly-funded as part of the new study programmes for 16 to 19-year-olds, FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeship ‘loans in line for chop’ The troubled 24+ advanced learning loans system for apprenticeships could be axed after just 404 people applied for funding… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Optimism in Ofsted report comes with warning of providers not meeting local economy needs Local employer needs are not being met by the FE and skills sector, according to this year’s Ofsted annual… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding cut in pipeline for full-time 18-year-olds as Spending Review bites The Education Funding Agency has announced plans to save £150m by paying 17.5 per cent less for the full-time… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Employers failing the Ofsted challenge — are they fit to take over skills agenda? The move towards greater employer involvement in FE and skills is gaining momentum. But with employer providers having come… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Exempted — trainees freed from Job Seeker’s Allowance 16-hour rule Traineeships are to be exempted from a benefits rule that was “compromising” the programme. The Department for Work and… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Confirmed — employers will take ownership of apprenticeships in a new HMRC funding system Apprenticeship funding will be redirected from providers to employers — but they will have to make a “significant” cash… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 Newer 1 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
