News Apprenticeships special edition The first pilot edition of FE Week in June 2011 (see picture) ran an exclusive story about 12 week… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News De Vere strikes deal with NAS to introduce ‘short’ Access to Apprenticeships An organisation whose apprenticeship programmes were placed under review has launched a new delivery model. The De Vere Academy… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship policy doesn’t address “issues of quality and progression”, says Gordon Marsden MP Gordon Marsden MP, Shadow Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, spoke to FE Week about the government’s… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship inquiry calls for evidence The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee is calling for evidence ahead of an inquiry into apprenticeships. Written… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship quality tackled A shake-up of apprenticeships will see all programmes for 16 to 18 year-olds take place for at least a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Skills Funding Agency to become an Executive Agency The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) will become an Executive Agency following a review of its status. Skills minister John Hayes,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News All 16-18 apprenticeships to last at least one year All apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year-olds must last at least a year, Skills Minister John Hayes MP will… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Jobs saved as National Extension College sold An arm of the crisis hit Learning and Skills Network (LSN) has been sold. Ian Oakley-Smith, David Hurst and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NAO report critical of BIS and SFA bureaucracy reform Government efforts to reduce bureaucracy in further education (FE) lack clarity and the complete picture, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Chris Shapcott (NAO) asks for “more detailed and clearer picture” of reforms We spoke to Chris Shapcott, National Audit Office director of regulatory reform, about the NAO report titled ‘Reducing bureaucracy… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Dozen new ‘studio schools’ announced A dozen new vocationally-based schools, with links to major employers such as Sony and Glaxo, have been revealed by the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Employers need greater incentives to invest in apprenticeships, say UKCES A single skills market is needed to make employers invest more in apprenticeships and training, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 802 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
