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How to improve apprenticeship completion rates

Apprentices need to understand why completion is so important, and this needs to be led from the top, says...

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3 ways to support apprentices’ mental health

Apprentices need help getting the right mental health support in place to give them the best chance of retaining...

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Cuts to apprenticeship providers will end in disaster

The goverment’s determination not to open up any more lines of funding for our incredibly hard-pressed providers is a...

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Stop ignoring national colleges!

Birmingham already had a college on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, and it fills an important gap in...

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Smelting apprenticeship gold: the alchemy of EQA

To avoid a conflict of interest, it would seem logical for Ofqual to take over external quality assurance for...

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Dear Robert, the apprenticeship allocation will cut our funding by over 80%

Colleges and training providers were sent a funding allocation on April 25, for apprenticeship starts from May to 31 December...

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ESFA pause will destroy good specialist providers

It was announced during the Easter break that the government’s decision over funding allocations for apprenticeship provision for non-levy-paying...

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ESFA was right to pause non-levy ITT process

The government’s decision over funding allocations for apprenticeship provision for non-levy-paying employers has been paused, to allow it more...

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Why is the NHS London Procurement Partnership charging fees to apprenticeship providers?

The NHS London Procurement Partnership responds to FE Week’s questions about new charges it plans to implement for apprenticeship procurement services....

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