Apprenticeships, Politics

DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24

Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Training Providers

AELP reveals new board members as vice-chair stands down

Two leaders of high-profile providers join the board following AGM 2024

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

Halfon quizzed on levy funding gap, FSQ woes and 5% co-investment future

Skills minister also pressed on apprenticeship spending restriction discussions and EPA market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Labour’s levy won’t devalue apprenticeships, Malhotra claims

Shadow skills minister says reform plans present 'opportunities' for training providers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

No tolerance: The true cost of resit reforms

Provider fines to hit £45m a year without 5% tolerance threshold

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Destinations unknown: ILR data cut angers MCAs

Destination and progression submission requirement to end in 2024/25

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, English and maths

New English and maths funding conditions are unnecessary, unworkable and must be suspended

Government has found a way of making new money feel like a wholly backward step, writes David Hughes

Billy Camden
David Hughes
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship starts dip 12% after functional skills rate announcement

Starts dive month after officials announced funding fast-track

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, English and maths, Skills reform

DfE to introduce English and maths resit minimum hours and scrap 5% tolerance

'Wholly unhelpful' changes to condition of funding rules amid concerns over rising non-compliance

Billy Camden
Billy Camden