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Incentivise the apprenticeships that actually boost productivity

Apprenticeship funding mechanisms should be weighted to favour those standards that boost employability and earnings, argues Nicole Gicheva The...

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NICOLE GICHEVA
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Why the IfATE have decided to become more transparent about our plans

Sir Gerry Berragan sets out his institute’s programme for the new financial year The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical...

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SIR GERRY BERRAGAN
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The green paper that should be required reading for Labour’s NES commission

National Education Service? Labour would do better to develop a new national education entitlement for those aged 18 to...

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TOM BEWICK
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The C-word that means much more than ‘could do better’

Labour’s new commission is a chance to establish truly integrated lifelong learning, says Joyce Black The first three months...

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JOYCE BLACK
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The numbers expose the truth – level 6 and 7 is mostly ‘dead weight’ and unaffordable

This week the Association of Employment and Learning Providers called on the government to stop subsidising all level 6...

Fraser Whieldon
Nick Linford
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Degree apprenticeships must be funded through the levy

Not funding level 6 and 7 apprenticeships through the levy would utterly destroy the productivity and social mobility focus...

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ADRIAN ANDERSON
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West Midlands needs better skills – adult education budget devolution can provide them

The adult education budget should be used to help communities that aren’t benefiting from the region’s economic success, says...

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DR JULIE NUGENT
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How should providers interpret the ‘new’ ESFA guidance on prior learning?

It is an add-on rather than an update – and could be an attempt to claw back funding or...

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SIMON ASHWORTH
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The National Education Service: Suggestions on a postcard, please

In its latest NES consultation document, Labour asks for suggestions on how to achieve local democratic accountability – the...

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PROFESSOR EWART KEEP