News Attempt to ‘simplify’ funding may prove barrier to FE loans A consultation on proposals for a further education loans system is set to close today (October 21). The Department… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Hundreds of 12 week apprenticeships advertised on NAS website are ‘under review’ The apprenticeship programmes delivered by the hotelier De Vere are under review and “likely to change” as part of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Number of adult apprenticeships expected to more than triple The number of apprenticephip starts aged 25 and above is expected to soar in the latest Statistical First Release (SFR)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE Week hosts House of Commons debate on FE Loans The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) are planning to replace funding with loans, for classroom and workplace adults (24+) learners… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News MP picks new apprentice Harlow MP Robert Halfon has appointed a second apprentice to work in his House of Commons office. Louis Luck,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Labour leadership wowed by pioneering Southend college Labour leader Ed Miliband and shadow chancellor Ed Balls jumped on a train to Southend to see an innovative… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UK ‘must become more technician led’ says report A report has identified several changes the UK needs to make to its education and skills system to remain globally… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Colleges fear more data demands The government is failing to cut the burden of data collection and bureaucracy, a study has suggested. Nearly 80… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Pearson continue shopping spree with purchase of another training provider Pearson have announced they have bought TQ Holdings Ltd., a private training provider based in Derbyshire. TQ provides vocational… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC 16-18 recruitment survey ‘reveals major concerns among college leaders’ Half of colleges have seen a drop in enrolment figures, with the blame partly placed on the loss of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills leaves lasting legacy Organisers plan to set up annual UK skills competiton after success at London competition With the success of staging… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeship providers continue to ignore Functional Skills Nine out of ten apprenticeship providers are still delivering Key Skills, rather than Functional Skills, according to a recent… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 832 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
