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ETF hands back £7m

The Education and Training Foundation was heading for a £7m underspend this financial year, FE Week can exclusively reveal. A spokesperson for the foundation, which was officially launched four months ago, said it was handing £7m of the £18m budget back to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on condition it was spent […]

Arbitration judge clears ‘ruined’ provider over fraud allegations

A Berkshire provider left in ruins after the Skills Funding Agency terminated its contract amid allegations of fraud has been cleared by an arbitration judge. The agency severed its funding of NTQUK in March last year, saying it had “not submitted the requisite evidence” to support funding claims. The move resulted in almost the entire […]

Miliband risks wrath of employers over apprenticeships

Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was prepared to risk falling out with employers by forcing them to hire apprentices against their will. He made the comments during an interview with FE Week at London’s Tech City, which is a hub for digital and media firms. Mr Miliband’s visit on November 12 followed his party’s […]

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Miliband meets college apprentices after launching digital skills taskforce

Labour leader Ed Miliband gave his personal seal of approval to a new creative and digital media apprenticeship scheme at a London college, shortly after launching a taskforce that will investigate how to improve computer skills training across the country. He met staff at Hackney Community College, apprentices and employers backing the scheme from firms based at nearby Tech City, […]

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