Adult education, Colleges

FE Commissioner’s verdict on 2 struggling colleges and a council

Intervention reports shed more light on NewVIc conflict, reveal how a college nearly ran out of cash and that...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills England

DfE launches Skills England CEO job advert

£130k role will be below director general level and post-holder expected to come from inside government or business

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship starts grew in the month Labour took power

AELP says August and September stats more likely to show extent of perceived ‘slowdown’ as full-year 2023/24 starts flatline

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Ofqual

Ofqual issues £50k fine to EPAO but owner refuses to pay

Dormant awarding body claims it is being used as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ as regulator shows off ‘fining power’ to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Turnaround job of a Lifetime at apprenticeship giant

An interview with CEO David Smith

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Politics

172 college leaders make collective investment plea to chancellor

Principals warn economic growth will be stifled without greater funding to build the FE workforce

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education

OfS dishes out further £14m for level 6 degree apprenticeships expansion

Comes a week after the government revealed plans to restrict level 7 apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Phillipson tells school pay review body to consider FE impact

Education secretary appears to namecheck further education workforce for first time in STRB remit letter

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Brokers fail to raise SME awareness or starts in DfE apprenticeship pilot

Officials urged to explore other ways of engaging small and medium employers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden