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 1 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 18h Josh Mellor 18h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo