News EFA ‘loses’ £20m to private providers Private training providers were overpaid around £20m last year by the Education Funding Agency (EFA), FE Week can exclusively… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Traineeships extension to 19 to 24-year-olds in Spending Review The government has announced it will be extending the traineeship programme to cover 19 to 24-year-olds as part of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government to ‘radically reduce’ work experience health and safety red tape The government plans to revise health and safety red tape to make it easier for employers to take on… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Solving the merger mystery A proposed college merger in the Midlands made the FE Week news pages earlier this year after the intervention… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Success rates are ‘palpable nonsense’ Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has launched a scathing attack on the FE and skills sector, branding success rates… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency losses top £6m mark More than £6m of Skills Funding Agency cash was written off last year, an increase of nearly 50 per… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Clerks’ course safe with us, says ETF Governors’ clerks have been assured that their training will continue after the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) closes… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Strikes loom as college job losses announced The announcement of up to 700 job losses in eight colleges in England has prompted industrial unrest. Members of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Pember is back for AoC review The former head of FE and skills investment at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College ‘suspends’ rape case student A teenage student was suspended from a college in Yorkshire after claiming she was raped and sexually assaulted by… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News LSIS prepares to hand over the baton The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has published a report exploring the legacy it will leave when it… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Report calls for female apprenticeship targets The government has been urged to set private contractor targets to boost the number of female apprentices in sectors… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
