News ‘Worry’ over 12 per cent fall in FE adults Concerns have been raised over the decline in total adult FE participation at a time when the numbers of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News New apprentice incentive for smaller businesses Smaller businesses are to be given cash incentives to take on apprentices under new plans announced by Business Secretary… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Trust’ is key for new college freedoms As the saying goes, all good relationships are built on trust – and it seems that motto can be extended… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeships need to be explained more clearly to learners, says MP Apprenticeships and vocational training need to be explained more clearly to learners, according to Simon Hughes MP. The deputy… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NCG and Northumberland College merger collapses Plans for a merger between the NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) and Northumberland College have collapsed. The Northumberland College Corporation… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Youth unemployment exceeds one million The record rate for youth unemployment is now above the one million mark. Details released this morning by the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeships for learners aged over 25 should be scrapped, says IPPR Apprenticeships should be restricted to learners under the age of 25, according to researchers from the Institute for Public… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeships in identity crisis at ‘real or rebrand’ debate The definition, purpose and identity of apprenticeships was criticised heavily at the ‘Growth in Apprenticeships: real or rebrand?’ debate… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Adult FE and skills learners fall 411,000 Provisional figures published in the October Statistical First Release show that the number of learners classed as participating in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Newcastle College Group ‘merge’ with Rathbone One of the largest educational providers in the country is on the verge of adding another arm to its… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Institute for Learning question £6k ITT qualifcation Questions have been raised over the further education (FE) sector’s ability to attract experts into teaching in the face… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NCFE in partnership with Reed An innovative collaboration between an employment and skills provider and a national awarding body will be unveiled this week…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 802 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
