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ESFA temp staff jeopardised almost £8m of non-levy cash

Nine training providers nearly missed out on almost £8 million of non-levy funding because officials mismarked their bids in...

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Barnfield College suspends its recruitment of apprentices

Barnfield College has suspended its recruitment of new apprentices, after it received an ‘inadequate’ rating for this provision from...

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Thirteen providers added to RoATP after appeals

Thirteen organisations, including a Welsh college and the furniture retail giant DFS, have been unexpectedly added to the register...

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How Bletchley Park IoT could host a new generation of computer wizards

A consortium lead by Milton Keynes College has bid for £18 million-worth of funding to launch an Institute of...

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Regional winners of inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards announced

The regional winners of the inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a special ceremony in the House...

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Government joins unions and industry to thrash out a ‘National Retraining Scheme’

A high-level advisory group made up of top government officials and industry and union leaders has met for the...

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HMRC VAT crackdown spreads to subcontracting

HMRC has launched a major investigation into subcontracting that could result in tens of millions in fees and fines...

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Ofsted Watch: Tough week for UTCs as two get ‘requires improvement’

University technical colleges have continued to struggle as two more received grade threes this week, while one FE college...

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Job-switch plan stalls for former Carillion apprentices

Efforts to find alternative employers for former Carillion apprentices have stalled, because it’s proving difficult to match them with...

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