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Elmfield investigation ‘frustrates’ MP

An ongoing official investigation into defunct provider Elmfield Training has “frustrated” Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Adrian...

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Ofsted issues warning over ‘misleading’ tweet

Ofsted is set to warn the boss of a London-based subcontractor to remove a Twitter post that wrongly suggested...

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Vocational quals in a league of their own

For the first time FE league tables have been released separately, listing institutions’ performance in academic and vocational qualifications....

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Baker ‘delighted’ as Gove green light means UTCs hit 50 mark

The number of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) is set to hit 50 after six more of the institutions offering...

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Delays in traineeship benefits exemption branded a ‘mess’

Frustration is growing among providers as they continue to wait for the government to bring in a promised benefits...

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Restaurant closure hits apprentice chefs

More than a dozen apprentice chefs were left stranded with their independent learning provider apparently having gone to the...

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Apprentice loans still processed due to ‘comms failure’

Business Secretary Vince Cable was grilled by MPs over why apprentice FE loans were still being officially advertised and...

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Business Secretary grilled by MPs over failed apprentice FE loans

Business Secretary Vince Cable (pictured) was grilled by MPs over apprenticeship FE loans during a sitting of the Business,...

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Rise in ‘economically inactive’ 16 to 24-year-olds

The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in work in the UK has risen slightly, a monthly report has...

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