News

College’s traineeship learners worked illegal hours, DfE audit finds

'Substantial' clawback on the cards after security and rail trainee debacle revealed

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Billy Camden
Colleges

Ex-college principal banned from education

Former Hadlow boss to be fined £250k if he breaches agreement with liquidators, while deputy secures 'confidential' deal

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, SEND

SEND apprenticeship pilot proving a hit

Relaxing of functional skills rules removes barriers for people with learning difficulties

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Billy Camden
Colleges

Lauener steps down as NCG chair early for ‘personal reasons’

Ex-ESFA chief will stay on as chair of Student Loans Company and CITB

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Billy Camden
Training Providers

Fraud and error ‘getting worse’ in FE

Majority of £50m funding clawed back last year was from independent training providers

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Starts stopped on 18 apprenticeships with no assessment organisation

But 60 other standards in the same boat can continue to start apprentices

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Functional skills funding uplift brought forward to January 2024

54% increase fast tracked because it is 'so important', top apprenticeships civil servant says

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Billy Camden
News
Billy Camden
News

Provider won max national AEB allocation after appeal

Portland Training awarded £2.5m in DfE's controversial tender

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Billy Camden