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Colleges undecided on ‘Trip Advisor’ website

Providers are remaining on the fence about Ofted’s Trip Advisor-style Learner View website. The website, which cost £65,000 to...

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De Vere Academy putting 100% of learners on an access to apprenticeship

The De Vere Academy of Hospitality has been given permission by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) to start all...

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FE Week Reporter
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SFA publish 2012/13 funding rules for a third time

A third version of the funding rules for 2012/13 have been published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). It...

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FE Week Reporter
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Employer Ownership of Skills pilot delayed by Ministers

The Employer Ownership of Skills pilot will not launch in August as planned, according to the UK Commission for...

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FE Week Reporter
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‘Soul destroying’ A4e course exposed on Twitter by former NUS Vice President

An employability course managed by the ‘welfare to work’ firm A4e has been criticised on Twitter by a former...

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FE Week Reporter
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Holt to apprenticeships review

A review into how businesses can be encouraged to hire an apprentice has been delayed by the Department for...

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FE Week Reporter
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Young landscape gardeners selected for WorldSkills UK squad

Seven landscape gardeners have earned a place in Squad UK for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013. The competitors were chosen after...

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Chesterfield College appoint new principal

Trevor Clay has been revealed as the new principal and chief executive of Chesterfield College. “With over 1 million young...

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Youth Contract to pay colleges for helping NEETs

The government will pay private companies, including 24 FE colleges, to help 16 and 17 year-olds back into a job or education,...

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