News

NAO’s verdict on adult apprenticeships

Funding rates are unreliable The funding rates used to pay training providers for delivering an apprenticeship are not based...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Vocational quals counted out

Concern has been raised at the government’s expulsion of thousands of qualifications from school league tables. While stating that...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Young apprenticeships fall as adults nearly double

The rise in adult apprenticeships has continued to accelerate in the first three months of the new academic year,...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Employability qualifications are just the job

Increasing unemployment is fuelling a sharp rise in demand for short employability qualifications, figures obtained by FE Week reveal....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

More than 14m learner accounts unused

Less than 0.01 per cent of more than 14 million learning accounts have been accessed directly by learners, figures...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Apprenticeship success rates highest ever

Apprenticeship success rates have risen for the fourth consecutive year across all age groups, according to new government data....

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

Ross Varnam, apprentice and silver medallist, WorldSkills

Like most youngsters, Ross Varnam was unsure about what to do after his GCSEs. Aged 16 and with 11...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

Hayes launches independent review into professionalism of FE workforce

The Skills Minister has launched an independent review into the professionalism of the further education (FE) and skills workforce...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Profiles

David Way, chief operating officer, National Apprenticeship Service

At 22, David Way found himself at a crossroads. Having recently completed a Masters degree, he had two job...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter