Author: Billy Camden

Exam boards will be required to publish the costs of qualifications on their websites to “create a more level playing field”. All regulated exam boards must publish fee information about their qualifications from October. The information will include the qualification fee, any fees for other products that must be bought alongside the qualification, plus any […]

The training arm of an engineering trade association has pulled out of apprenticeships in England after it was slammed by Ofsted for “unacceptable” delivery, for the second time. Piper Training Ltd, part of the building engineering services association (BESA) – which is also an end-point assessment organisation for nine apprenticeship standards, was judged ‘inadequate’ in […]

A college that has been rocked by an unexpected £6 million deficit has appointed an experienced FE leader as its interim principal. Staff at Gateshead College have been told that Andy Cole (pictured) will take up the position from Monday. Deputy principal Chris Toon has been the acting principal since January when Judith Doyle, who […]

More than 30 colleges based outside London are set to lose millions in funding for delivering training to adults in the capital next year. Greater London Authority officials have revealed plans to contract with just four colleges that are not located within “reasonable travel-to-learn distances for London learners”. If approved, it means that 32 fewer […]

The government will only accept proposals from providers in 20 of England’s 38 local enterprise partnership (LEP) areas for its upcoming Institutes of Technology tender. Education secretary Gavin Williamson announced at the Conservative party conference in September that a further eight IoTs were to be created through a new £120 million competition. His promise came […]

A university has been told to repay £119,000 by its funding body after an investigation found a payout to its ex-principal – who now chairs an influential college commission – breached financial rules. The Scottish Funding Council, which oversees further and higher education funding north of the border, has today published its report into the […]

Gillian Keegan has been named as the new apprenticeships and skills minister. She joined the Department for Education as a parliamentary under secretary of state on Friday following Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Her title was confirmed this evening along with all ministerial portfolios. It is not clear at this stage, however, if she will be responsible […]

With the budget less than a month away, and the prime minister confirming the apprenticeship levy needs reform, there are signs that the government could quickly revisit the original tax credit recommendation from 2012. Education select committee chair Robert Halfon has called for the policy to be introduced on numerous occasions over the past year. […]