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Professional footballers found guilty of £5m apprenticeship subcontracting fraud

Two former professional footballers and two other men have been found guilty of scamming colleges out of £5 million...

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Colleges ditch 14-16 provision to save their reputation

Two huge colleges are walking away from their 14-to-16 provision because the government’s new progress measures are too “onerous”...

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Nearly £25m in non-levy cash went to new providers

Around £25 million was given to providers entering the apprenticeship market for the first time in the controversial non-levy...

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Carillion update: £1.4m apprentice rescue package

Cash incentives of £1,000 are being offered to every employer who takes on apprentices caught up in the collapse...

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Learndirect enters redundancy talks

Learndirect has entered redundancy talks with an unknown amount of its staff. A consultation on job losses was launched...

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Billy Camden
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Colleges must meet Gatsby career benchmarks or lose money

Colleges have been warned that they could be stripped of funding if they do not comply with the government’s...

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Northern Powerhouse education report: the eight findings for FE and skills

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has today published a major report on how the region can close the education and...

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Carillion apprentices WILL be paid after January, DfE confirms

Any former Carillion apprentice who is yet to find alternative employment following the collapse of the outsourcing giant will...

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Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy wades into non-levy row

Colleges must all have access to funding for apprenticeships with smaller employers, according to the latest MP to weigh...

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