News Survey shows employers can’t fill 22pc of vacancies Nearly a quarter of vacancies in the UK have gone unfilled because of a shortage of much-needed skills, a… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Fraction of FE loans paid out for apprenticeships Just a fraction of the 25,200 FE loans taken out between August and October last year were for apprenticeships,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Shock funding cut for 1,500 adult quals As many as 1,500 qualifications face the public funding axe as the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) looks to introduce… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Concerns over nuclear college plans Plans for a new college to train nuclear power plant workers have sparked concerns among colleges who had been… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Software problems ‘distorting’ key FE and skills statistics Key information designed to “hold the government to account over delivery of policy” has been corrupted by ongoing problems… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ex-Cabinet Secretaries wade in on 18-year-old funding cut debate Two former education and skills secretaries joined the charge against a controversial funding cut for 18-year-old learners as Skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 Newer 1 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
