1 in 10 established apprenticeships fail to recruit a single apprentice Employers speak out about “risk averse” training providers and “complex processes” preventing apprenticeship recruitment
HIT Training becomes employee-owned after share transfer A new trust has been set up which now holds a majority share of the company on behalf of staff
Colleges lambast ‘disastrous’ changes to financial year Finance leads hit out at plans to bring college financial year in line with the rest of the public sector
Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations
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
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
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 is in England’s colleges
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
New WorldSkills UK trustees want ‘world-class skills boosts’ Four new WorldSkills UK board members will be ‘strong advocates’ for education and skills