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 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 Newer 1 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 850 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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
