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FE commissioner: Funding for Institutes of Technology is ‘too modest’

The £170 million funding pot for new Institutes of Technology will not enable them to have a significant impact...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Off-the-job qualifications can be included in apprenticeships, IfA confirms

Off-the-job technical qualifications can now be included in apprenticeships, the Institute for Apprenticeships has officially announced, confirming a significant...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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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...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
14-16, Colleges

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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Billy Camden
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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...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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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...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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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...

Billy Camden
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...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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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...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden