News £1b to tackle youth unemployment A £1 billion package has been announced to tackle youth unemployment, as the number of 16-24 year-olds out of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Week investigates: The great SFA giveaway We take an in-depth look at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and five of its latest moves and policy decisions,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Anxiety over government funding tools Government further education (FE) funding software is “not functional” and there are “serious problems across all government agencies related… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News AoC reveals 14 per cent Level 1 learner drop Colleges have revealed a 14 per cent drop in Level 1 learners, new figures from the Association of Colleges (AoC) have… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA chief says he is ‘grappling’ with apprenticeship ‘teething problems’ The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) says he is “grappling” with apprenticeship issues after admitting to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted: Too little outstanding teaching in learning and skills Quality of teaching in further education has been criticised in the annual report education regulator Ofsted. The report said… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Gazelle colleges to teach FE students entrepreneurship College principals and business leaders have launched an initiative to make the further education sector more entrepreneurial. The Gazelle… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News AELP calls for clarity on taxpayer spending Greater clarity is needed to ensure taxpayers know where their money is being spent, a further education (FE) body… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The UKCES announces £61m investment in employer led projects More than £61 million will be invested in 63 projects to drive employer investment in skills across all the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Concerns to be highlighted at National Apprenticeship Conference Employer engagement and the delivery of quality vocational training is to be scrutinised at the first national Apprenticeship Conference… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News £60m fund to boost business skills and growth Ministers have unveiled a £60 million fund to boost business skills and growth. The second phase of the Growth and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government announce £250m vocational training fund The government has announced £250 million to try and entice businesses into investing in skills and apprenticeships. David Cameron… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 802 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
