Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons

Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
level 2, Qualifications

Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled

The government's new "employer-led" approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievements drop leaves most providers in scope for intervention

Over half of training providers "need improvement" or "at risk" as overall achievement rates fall

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Industrial action

Low pay and high turnover of college teachers uncovered

New findings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies lifts the lid on just how bad teacher pay and turnover...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

T Levels: Up to £25k up for grabs in latest employer incentive

Employers can claim for "legitimate costs" relating to industry placements for T Levels from this April

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
WorldSkills

New WorldSkills UK trustees want ‘world-class skills boosts’

Four new WorldSkills UK board members will be 'strong advocates' for education and skills

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Devolution

West Midlands reveals ‘bold’ plan to boost level 3 training

Proposals include upping its low income threshold, free courses for West Midlands FE staff and reviewing learner support funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

This budget delivers for FE learners and the sector

FE faces a financial struggle but government is committed to supporting the sector as we build a skills and...

Shane Chowen
Robert Halfon MP
Apprenticeships, Politics

Labour pledges review of functional skills rules

The Labour shadow skills minister says he agrees with training providers' concerns about the current English and maths requirements...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen