‘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’
Marples handed bill for DfE’s legal costs Million-pound sums highlight how legal action against government is out of reach for most training providers
More digging of foundation apprenticeships needed after just 36 starts 2 of the 7 new foundation standards failed to recruit a single apprentice between August and October
FAB elects Tim Bennett-Hart as next chair He will succeed Charlotte Bosworth on February 10 – and will be joined by Kelle McQuade as vice chair
Employer fears spread over apprenticeship ‘streamlining’ Ministers vow to work ‘intensively with business on the right balance’ as they stress that no decisions have been made ‘yet’
DfE raises stakes in fraudulent apprenticeship funding court fight Officials countersue ex-provider for £800k after alleged unlawful use of skills funding to pay apprentice wages