News Government publish FE Choices Private providers ahead of FE colleges in government learner satisfaction survey. Learners think private training providers listen and respond… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The ACE new system for apprenticeships The new online certification system for apprenticeships, designed to reduce bureaucracy and improve quality, has been launched. Apprenticeship Certificates… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Concern over college recruitment trends Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New apprenticeship certification to be launched A new online system for certification of apprenticeships will be launched today (Wednesday). Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) has been… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Work Programme at risk of fraud and under-delivery, say NAO The government’s Work Programme is being exposed to fraud and will help significantly less people than expected to secure… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £60m yacht? That could give 45,000 students EMA, says NUS The National Union of Students (NUS) has suggested how the estimated £60 million needed to buy a new yacht… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Schools with sixth forms restricting college access Schools with sixth forms are giving students biased advice and restricting the access of colleges and training providers, according… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Case for employer ownership unclear The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has confirmed its most recent report was drawn up using no… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Further 16-18 apprenticeship funding rate reduction The government is proceeding with plans to reduce the national funding rate for 16 to 18 apprenticeships by another… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UCU case against IfL has now been ‘discontinued’ Legal proceedings between the University and College Union (UCU) and the Institute for Learning (IfL) have been discontinued. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Simon Waugh to leave National Apprenticeship Service Simon Waugh is to step down as chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). The revelation follows a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Geoff Russell to retire from Skills Funding Agency Geoff Russell has announced that he will leave the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) this summer. Mr Russell (53), who will… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 829 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
