Treasury plays down apprenticeship levy review Employer and skills bodies want clarity over ‘bizarre’ backtrack
Low apprenticeship achievement rates will not impact Ofsted grades, chief inspector promises ‘Our framework does not require inspectors to use achievement rates to make a judgement’
DfE ‘will not be satisfied’ with upcoming apprenticeship achievement rates, top civil servant warns Peter Mucklow has hinted there will be a big drop in national achievement rates this year
‘We need you’: Highlights from the skills minister’s opening speech at AAC 2022 Alex Burghart commits to increasing starts for young people and reducing burden for SMEs
Tactical subcontracting deal abandoned in mayoral combined authority Funding rules state ‘you must not subcontract to meet short-term funding objectives’
Ofsted downgrades new provider after ESFA apprentice pay tip-off Frustration over blurred ESFA and Ofsted roles
DfE’s ‘bizarre’ BAME apprenticeships strategy Plans to strengthen ethnic minority representation in campaign imagery and make use of ‘influencers’
Universal credit training flexibility extended again Claimants can undertake training for up to 16 weeks for another year
What providers need to know about applying to deliver T Levels from 2024 This will be the fifth and final year of T Level rollout