News Train to Gain volumes prove ‘lesson in government-speak’ The number of learners starting workplace learning continues to thrive despite the government’s focus on increasing apprenticeships. The number… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship marketeers doing more for less Those with a good ear for sound bites would have found it hard to miss the latest campaign to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Free vocational training for adults criticised Employers and learners should pay more towards apprenticeships, according to Graham Hoyle. Mr Hoyle, Chief Executive of the Association… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government protects student governors after heavy NUS lobbying The Government has reversed its plans to remove the compulsory legal requirement of having two student governors at each… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New executive director for LSIS The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has announced the appointment of Chris Cherry to its senior management team…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News London colleges merge Two north London colleges officially merged this week in a bid to protect their financial future The merger between… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Study shows one in eight Advanced Level Apprenticeships lead to HE One in eight young people with an Advanced Level Apprenticeship has gone into higher education, according to figures unveiled… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Review launched into Skills Funding Agency A review been launched into the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) as part of a Government drive to increase transparency… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships triple as youth unemployment soars New adult apprenticeships have hit a record high, adding to fears that the government skills drive is struggling to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News De Vere defend apprenticeship programme Hotel operator De Vere Group has come out in defence of its apprenticeship programme, following the announcement that they… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Adult apprenticeships benefit from Train to Gain funding The rise in adult apprenticeships is being fuelled by the transfer of funding from Train to Gain, according to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Funding will be cut if standards not met NAS could withdraw funding from providers as they look into “every short apprenticeship” Funding will be withdrawn from providers… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 831 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
