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 News University Technical Colleges unveiled but unions issue warning Thousands of students can now study at specialist technical colleges, but critics are warning of a two-tier education system…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA delays full implementation of simplified funding system Skills Funding Agency listen to feedback from FE providers and delay roll-out until 2013/14 The Skills Funding Agency (SFA)… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News College principal wants talks over first sixth form free school A college principal is seeking talks with leaders of a new sixth form free school which is due… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Youth unemployment at record high Figures released this morning (Wednesday) show youth unemployment is at a record high. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Plumber’s Apprentice’ statue unveiled at Cannon Street Station A sculpture of the ‘Plumber’s Apprentice’ has been unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester at Cannon Street Station…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News WorldSkills London 2011: Triumph for Team UK Christopher Berridge, Gold medal winner in the Stonemasonry competition. All pictures by Nick Linford for FE Week. Team UK… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News 250 apprentices at risk of derailment at Bombardier Around 250 young people will be affected by lost apprenticeships and engineering jobs at Bombardier, a union has warned…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Conservatives call on employers to take on more apprentices Apprenticeships, apprenticeships, apprenticeships. The vocational qualification was at the forefront of speeches made during the Conservative Party conference in… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Talks to address apprenticeship concerns Apprenticeship providers plan conference as criticism mounts over numerous “worthless” delivery models Training providers have called for talks on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Department for Education launch 16-19 Funding Formula Review The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove has launched a consultation to reform and simplify the ‘16-19 funding… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News UCT sells Ufi Limited to Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) The Ufi Charitable Trust (UCT) has sold part of its business to Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) for £40… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
