News Increasing NEETs linked to EMA cut Rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being linked to the axing of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News John Hayes announces ITE funding for trainee teachers in FE Bursaries of up to £1,500 are to be given to up to 11,000 trainers undertaking initial teacher education (ITE)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA publish details of subcontractor allocations Subcontractors with an overall allocation of more than £100,000 have been listed for the first time by the Skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA may have breached Code of Practice Data on the FE comparison website, FE Choices, being investigated for unannounced changes. The government’s performance comparison site for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Nick Clegg announces scheme to tackle unemployed 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has revealed a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA ‘strongly encourage’ 12 month minimum Providers are being urged to introduce new apprenticeship duration requirements immediately. The Skills Funding Agency is calling on existing… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult Basic Skills qualifications to be scrapped Basic skills qualifications in numeracy and literacy for adults will cease to be funded for new starts from August…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Holt heads-up employer-led review of apprenticeships Social entrepreneur and jeweller Jason Holt is to take charge of an employer-led review into how businesses can be… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Banks ‘invest’ in more than 1,500 apprentices Three high street banks are launching new apprenticeship schemes to try and help young people launch a career in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Childcare supported for at least one more year A scheme which supports thousands of teenage parents in further education has been reprieved – at least for a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AELP backs minimum duration for young apprentices at end of #NAW2012 The new minimum length of delivery for all apprentices aged 16 to 18 has been backed by the head… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills UK – The Skills Show announced by John Hayes MP The skills minister announced a UK successor to the WorldSkills London 2011 competition at the House of Commons last… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 840 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo