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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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College targeted in £475k fraud

A college was conned out of nearly half-a-million pounds of taxpayers’ cash. Castle College, which has sites in Maid...

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Bicton College students get pat on the back for smelly Children in Need fundraiser

Bicton College students created an innovative Children in Need fundraiser involving a cow last Friday. The Sport and Outdoor...

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£1b to tackle youth unemployment

A £1 billion package has been announced to tackle youth unemployment, as the number of 16-24 year-olds out of...

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Cornwall College SU President becomes youngest ever Councillor for Cornwall

A students’ union president has become the youngest councillor in Cornwall. Cornwall College Students’ Union President Joe Vinson has...

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