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Employers think apprenticeships are most suitable for young people, YouGov survey reveals

Less than three per cent of employers think an apprenticeship is most relevant to someone aged 22 or above,...

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BIS Select Committee to visit Sheffield for apprenticeship inquiry

The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee has announced it will be visiting Sheffield as part or its...

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LSIS hires new apprentices for National Apprenticeship Week

More than a tenth of the staff at the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) will soon be made...

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David Cameron launches bidding for £250 million employer ownership pilot

The Prime Minister has opened the bidding for the “Employer Ownership of Skills” pilot and announced a second round...

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Commission on Youth Unemployment says more should be done to help NEETs

The ACEVO Commission on Youth Unemployment has criticised the government’s apprenticeship programme and current schemes designed to tackle youth...

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Apprenticeship inquiry extends deadline for written evidence

The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee has extended the deadline for submitting written evidence for its apprenticeships inquiry....

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Flexibility and ‘black box’ at top of AELP ‘In-Tray’

In the seemingly ever-changing landscape of further education, providers are forced to adapt at a rapid rate of knots....

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Gordon Marsden MP questions top SFA and NAS departures

Gordon Marsden MP has sent a letter to the skills minister questioning the departures of Simon Waugh, chief executive...

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FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 17)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been reading a bathtime story” And...

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