ATC 2026: DWP apprenticeships chief talks streamlining, units and assessment Final details will come ‘shortly’ and released simultaneously to provide ‘clarity about the future offer’
ESOL cuts are ‘bizarre’, says skills minister Jacqui Smith ‘concerned’ by Reform UK mayor’s decision and vows to explore how ESOL provision can be ‘available everywhere’
Level 2 admin apprenticeship sign off delayed again Employers hope the standard will be available for delivery from this autumn after 6 years of lobbying
Welsh college pulls plug on England apprenticeships Leaders want to ‘concentrate expertise’ in Wales following latest Ofsted criticism
Management apprenticeships on the chopping block, minister confirms Government gears up to tell employers which apprenticeships ‘aren’t appropriate for public funding’
‘Tight group’ of apprenticeship units to launch in April ‘Paltry’ initial short course offer expected to focus on engineering/construction and AI
Apprenticeship budget top-up piles cost pressure on ministers Mid-year adjustment to 2025-26 allocation reinforces warnings the system is operating on increasingly fine margins
£1.5m emergency funding as Newbury considers merger Cashflow pressure has been eased while the FE Commissioner reviews the college’s long-term future
DfE considers BTEC defunding delay Transition plan to new V Levels set to be published alongside level 3 and below pathways consultation response in ‘a matter of weeks’