News NAS announces quality safeguard for ATAs The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has introduced a formal recognition process for Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) in order to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Holt review finds employers ‘clueless’ on apprenticeships The businessman behind a review into apprenticeships has spoken of the “cluelessness” surrounding the programme among employers. Jason Holt… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government to publish FE progression figures Education destination measures for students entering and leaving FE will be published for the first time this summer. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Innovation Code criticised for not going far enough A new flexible provision to deliver programmes tackling localised skills needs has been introduced in the FE sector. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Survey says employers must pay Majority of colleges and training providers support minimum fee for apprenticeships A minimum employer fee for apprentices aged 19… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The SFA just keeps giving Nearly 300 colleges unexpectedly receive £23 million to be spent before August 2012. Colleges are sharing an additional £23m… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Criticism and restructures as Ofsted grades plummet Three further education colleges have suffered setbacks after receiving the lowest possible inspection grades. Reports by education regulator Ofsted,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Subcontracting and social media An “urgent review” of sub-contracting has been called for by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP). Graham… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA college account data ‘appears incorrect’ College account figures have been removed from the Skill Funding Agency’s website little more than a week after they… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Apprenticeship Supplement 12/04/2012 Find out more News NAS Quality Action Plan revealed A document detailing how the government will improve the quality of the apprenticeship programme has today been published. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Did you #askHayes about launch of National Careers Service? The skills minister was questioned about the new National Careers Service and impartial information, advice and guidance in a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo