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VAT exemption for shared services

The government has announced plans to make colleges and charities exempt from paying VAT when they share services. It...

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Birmingham colleges announce merger plan

South Birmingham College and City College Birmingham have agreed to take forward a proposal to merge. An outline of...

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Sale continues as jobs are cut at LSN

A charity forced into administration by a crippling pension liability and decreasing income has been forced to cut jobs....

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BIS respond to their FE and skills consultation

They have been in the pipeline for several months, but last week the government confirmed a raft of new...

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Criticism over competition

Skills Funding Agency could take funding away from providers who try to poach employers Providers could miss out on...

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BIS publish their Skills Investment Statement 2011-2014

This morning the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published their Skills investment statement 2011-2014: Investing in a World...

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BIS respond to their FE reform consultation

This morning the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) published their response their FE reform consultation, called the...

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Cable announces 19,000 new higher apprenticeships

More than half a dozen further education (FE) colleges will benefit from government funding for 19,000 new higher apprenticeships....

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Autumn Statement: Osborne confirms plans to tackle youth unemployment

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed a number of policies designed to put tackle youth unemployment during his Autumn Statement yesterday....

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