News Gazelle colleges to teach FE students entrepreneurship College principals and business leaders have launched an initiative to make the further education sector more entrepreneurial. The Gazelle… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AELP calls for clarity on taxpayer spending Greater clarity is needed to ensure taxpayers know where their money is being spent, a further education (FE) body… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The UKCES announces £61m investment in employer led projects More than £61 million will be invested in 63 projects to drive employer investment in skills across all the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Concerns to be highlighted at National Apprenticeship Conference Employer engagement and the delivery of quality vocational training is to be scrutinised at the first national Apprenticeship Conference… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £60m fund to boost business skills and growth Ministers have unveiled a £60 million fund to boost business skills and growth. The second phase of the Growth and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government announce £250m vocational training fund The government has announced £250 million to try and entice businesses into investing in skills and apprenticeships. David Cameron… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Worry’ over 12 per cent fall in FE adults Concerns have been raised over the decline in total adult FE participation at a time when the numbers of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New apprentice incentive for smaller businesses Smaller businesses are to be given cash incentives to take on apprentices under new plans announced by Business Secretary… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Trust’ is key for new college freedoms As the saying goes, all good relationships are built on trust – and it seems that motto can be extended… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Apprenticeships need to be explained more clearly to learners, says MP Apprenticeships and vocational training need to be explained more clearly to learners, according to Simon Hughes MP. The deputy… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News NCG and Northumberland College merger collapses Plans for a merger between the NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) and Northumberland College have collapsed. The Northumberland College Corporation… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Youth unemployment exceeds one million The record rate for youth unemployment is now above the one million mark. Details released this morning by the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
