News

Ofsted announces tougher approach to monitoring subcontracting

Ofsted will increase its focus on management and quality in subcontracting, according to its most senior director for FE...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Invest in Ofsted to guarantee apprenticeship quality

This week the number of providers and employers able to directly tap into an annual £2.5 billion apprenticeship pot...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Cambridge University and Greggs among 354 organisations added to register of apprenticeship training providers

The government increased the size of the register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) by 354 today, pushing the total to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

What now for the levy reforms?

Apprenticeship take-up since the introduction of the levy last May continues to slide, but whether this represents a longer-term...

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Nick Linford
News

BREAKING: Apprenticeship starts continue to fall sharply six months after introduction of the levy

Total apprenticeship starts fell 41 percent for the six months since May when the levy was introduced, compared to...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Carillion and the employer-provider problem

The collapse of Carillion is a sombre reminder that apprentices must, by law, be employees. The government expects that...

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Nick Linford
News

Chartered status: when will the government subsidies end?

The Chartered Institution for Further Education, the brainchild of the former skills minister John Hayes, was first conceived back...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Why the sector needs Milton to stay at the helm of apprenticeship and skills

Anne Milton MP has been the apprenticeship and skills minister for seven months, and will continue to be an...

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Nick Linford
News

Reshuffle fun fact: Sixth minister for skills since 2010 needed if Milton moved

The Prime Minister is expected to make a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow, and most of the attention in the education...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford