WorldSkills UK reveals 2023 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes Winners included an apprentice who developed a financial literacy course for her community while also promoting apprenticeships in local schools
National Apprenticeship Week 2023 A free FE Week supplement in partnership with NCFE, celebrating #NAW2023
Over 100 jobs lost as Go Train files for liquidation The training provider has ceased trading immediately, ending 30 years of business in the adult education sector
Redundancy risk as former national college consults on its future NCATI, formerly the National College for High Speed Rail, has been struggling to recruit the apprenticeships needed to sustain the organisation’s finances
Reply: The case to cut BTECs and applied generals is misinformed The ‘muddled’ case for cutting BTECs shows a lack of understanding of what employers, young people and the economy needs, writes Bill Watkin
Adult education procurement launches with ‘more robust’ contract management Procurement has launched for adult education budget and free courses for jobs provision in non-devolved areas for 2023/24
Defence giant Babcock offloads part of its training business New training provider Inspiro has launched following the sale of Babcock’s ‘non-core’ training business and closure of its assessment business
Lifelong loan laws laid in Parliament Ministers will create a new system of credits and fee caps to regulate how much providers can charge for courses under the lifelong loan entitlement
Revealed: ‘Significant’ funding rate increase for some adult education courses ESFA-funded ‘priority’ subjects receive uplifts but it’s not good news for functional skills English and maths