News Lead contractors ‘top-slice’ more than £175 million Lead providers charged more than £175 million in management fees to subcontractors in the 2011/12 academic year, an analysis… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Funding rates for functional skills in 2013/14 announced The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced the rates for functional skills in the new streamlined funding system for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Local Government Association critical of skills mismatches England is failing young people by training them for jobs that don’t exist, while not providing them with the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Education Funding Agency to delete ‘erroneous reports’ Errors have been found in data and management information reports published by the Education Funding Agency (EFA). The reports,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government to pilot ‘traineeships’ The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, announced today that the goverment will be piloting a new pre-apprenticeship scheme, known as… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Richard Review opens call for evidence The Richard Review into apprenticeships officially opened its call for evidence yesterday. Doug Richard, who was appointed by the government to lead… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Lead provider ‘top-slice’ amounts published by SFA A spreadsheet published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has revealed how much money lead providers are handing over… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA publish sub-contractor management fee percentages This afternoon the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) published the “2011/12 Percentage of SFA funds that are drawn down for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Staff and students lobby MPs over FE loans scheme Staff and students are campaigning against the introduction of FE loans today. Protestors have written to the skills minister John… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News HMRC confirm VAT on FE loans with independent training providers Adult learners may have to pay VAT if they study with an independent training provider next year. The 20… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News More than £20 million spent on Framework for Excellence The government has spent more than £22 million producing the Framework for Excellence and FE Choices websites. A letter… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New round of higher apprenticeship funding allocated Business secretary Vince Cable has announced 4,239 new higher apprenticeships in sectors such as aviation, low carbon engineering, legal… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
