News Ofsted adds to criticism of A4e Staff at A4e are struggling to improve the way they deliver apprenticeships, according to a monitoring report published by… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
