Simon Kay

The names of the 64 colleges chosen to deliver T-levels in the second wave of their roll out have been announced. They’ll deliver the new post-16 technical education qualifications from 2021, in four routes: digital, construction, education and childcare, and health and science. An initial 50 providers will deliver the first T-levels from 2020. Unveiling…

0.01 Jun. 18th, 2019 | News

The names of the 30 providers to win contracts with the Greater London Authority to deliver its devolved adult education budget from August have finally been released. Of the GLA’s total annual budget of £306 million, around £130 million is being procured over four years. A tender for a slice of the funding got underway…

11.31 May. 22nd, 2019 | News

Funding bands for 10 of the 30 apprenticeship standards under review by the Institute for Apprenticeships since last December have been approved by the education secretary Damian Hinds. Changes for those that have had their funding reduced will come into effect for apprenticeship starts from August 5, 2019, while those that have increased will have…

11.04 May. 7th, 2019 | News

The proportion of apprenticeships delivered by subcontractors fell 15 points to just 11 per cent last year, according to government figures obtained by the Association of Employment and Learning Providers. The drop has been attributed to more stringent rules on subcontracting, introduced in May 2017 as part of the levy reforms, and the introduction of…

0.01 Mar. 27th, 2019 | News