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The publication of the tender documents for the Employer Ownership of Skills pilot has been delayed. The full application form and guidance was due to be published “towards the end of February 2012”, according to a prospectus published by the UKCES. A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) said: “BIS and […]

Professional fraudsters are targeting the FE sector, the Skills Funding Agency has warned. In the Agency’s latest Update, a statement reads: “Recently, we have been made aware that the further education sector may be subject to approaches by professional fraudsters, who are writing to providers requesting a change of bank account details for outstanding payments […]

Views are being sought on the new Provider Access Project. The Project will allow providers to view their contract-related data held by the Skills Funding Agency and forms part of the commitment to share information more efficiently. A survey will be launched on March 7. In particular, the survey will focus on types and methods […]

Cleaning up rubbish has never been so pleasant for students at K College after a new talking bin was installed at the Brook Street campus. When litter is placed into the bin, voices like Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, former England cricketer Phil Tufnell or opera singer Katherine Jenkins speak – or sing – their thanks. Some […]

The itinerary for the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s visit to Sheffield next week has been revealed. As part of their major inquiry into apprenticeships, the cross-party committee will visit Sheffield on Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6. During the visit, committee members will visit Forgemasters and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (ARMC). They […]

The Skills Funding Agency today publish an updated version of A New Streamlined Funding System for Adult Skills. The document contains a number of significant announcements, changes, clarifications and areas still under development. It states the document “sets out the features and arrangements for testing a new simplified funding system to be implemented in 2013/14. It […]

General further education (FE) colleges are to be reclassified as no longer being a part of central government. The decision by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) means FE colleges will have more freedoms as independent bodies and be affected by significantly less red tape. Skills Minister John Hayes, announcing the decision today, said: “I […]