News Poor information on vocational courses given to students A third of pupils have never been presented with the option of taking up a vocational course, according to research… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Redundancies announced at the Association of Colleges The Association of Colleges (AoC) is making redundancies as part of a cost saving and “restructuring process”. The job losses… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA launches Community Learning Innovation Fund A new community learning fund has been launched today by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). The Community Learning Innovation… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News UKCES survey highlights ‘skills potholes’ in the UK More than two in five businesses operating in the UK do not provide training opportunities for their staff, according… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Minister gets the final word The skills minister has been scrutinised by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Short apprenticeships offer “no real benefit,” say MPs Apprenticeships delivered in six months or less offer “no real benefit” to learners or employers, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE loans met with “widespread dismay” Only one in ten adults say they would “definitely” take out a loan to study a level 3 course… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Short apprenticeships offer “no real benefit,” say MPs Apprenticeships delivered in six months or less offer “no real benefit” to learners or employers, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA staff shortlisted for top job Staff at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) have been informed that three members of its executive team are in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Arrests over apprenticeship subcontractor Serious Fraud Office swoop in on Luis Michael Training, former partner of Sparsholt College Three men have been arrested… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Awards ceremony launches Adult Learners’ Week 2012 TV presenter Philippa Forrester enthusiastically kicked off the ceremony. “This is a celebration. This is a party. This is… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News City College Norwich develops federation model City College Norwich (CCN) is developing a federation model alongside two academies and a potential University Technical College (UTC),… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo