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CITB shedding 800 jobs as it pulls out of direct training

The Construction Industry Training Board will shed around 800 jobs over the next three years, in a radical overhaul...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Apprenticeship payments system malfunctions again

The government’s apprenticeship payments report system has been broken for almost a week – and there’s no fix currently...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Ofsted saves £400k with longer grade 2 inspection gap

Ofsted will save around £400,000 during the next academic year by elongating the maximum period between inspections for ‘good’...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Former adviser to two skills ministers blasts apprenticeship levy

A former senior advisor to two previous skills ministers is the latest figure in FE to insist the levy...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Providers told to declare subcontracting fees by late April

The Education and Skills Funding Agency has finally sent providers long-delayed templates to let them declare their subcontracting fees....

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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ESFA to ‘review’ rules on subcontracting fees and charges

Subcontracting fees and charges will be reviewed to ensure government funding is being used for “recognised costs”, the Education...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Repayments deferred to next April for loans scandal victims

Debt repayments from hundreds of victims of an FE loans scandal have been deferred for another 12 months. FE...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Third early monitoring report a success – but provider targeted isn’t ‘new’ to apprenticeships

Ofsted’s third early monitoring visit to a new levy-funded apprenticeship provider has uncovered a “clear focus” on delivering high-quality...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
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Emily Chapman re-elected as the NUS’ head of FE

Emily Chapman has been re-elected as the representative for further education at the National Union of Students. She won...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord