Vocational training leaders to meet at WorldSkills

The WorldSkills competition won’t be the only event taking place at Sao Paulo’s 400,000 square metre Anhembi Park this...

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Provider hit with grade three Ofsted rating after concern raised about learner safeguarding failures

Independent learning provider t2 Business Solutions has been hit with a grade three Ofsted rating after concern was raised...

WorldSkillsUK competitors get good luck messages from local MPs

The UK’s WorldSkills competitors are set to head off for Brazil tonight — and a number of them will be...

OCR won’t face action over 2014 exam results near-miss

Exam board OCR will not face action over events which almost led to it failing to issue A level results...

Employers frustrated as wait for Trailblazer apprenticeships approval nears one-year mark

Frustration is growing among Trailblazer apprenticeship designers with many of the new standards still awaiting government approval for delivery...

Ofqual praised over decision to simplify how qualification sizes will be described after QCF scrapped

The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) has welcomed Ofqual’s decision to simplify its original plans for how the size...

Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey to stand down

Ofqual chief executive Glenys Stacey has announced that she will be standing down at the end of February. Ms...

Will hairdresser Eleni weave her way from EuroSkills silver to WorldSkills gold?

Meet Eleni Constantinou, Team UK’s hairdressing competitor. EuroSkills 2014 silver medalist Eleni, aged 22, was born in Cardiff, but...