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Young apprenticeships fall as adults nearly double

Adult apprenticeship starts have continued to accelerate in the first three months of 2012, while the number of starts...

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Christina Conroy OBE to retire as principal of RACC

Christina Conroy OBE has announced plans to retire from her position as principal and chief executive of Richmond Adult...

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Westminster Education Forum – Over 100 UTCs by next election, says Lord Baker

England could have more than 100 University Technical Colleges (UTC) up and running by the next general election, according...

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Westminster Education Forum – NAS to drive out poor quality and rogue providers

The chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has warned “all will be lost” if the sector fails...

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Colleges working harder than ever to help unemployed, say AoC

Colleges provide training for more than 1000 unemployed people each year, according to a report by the Association of...

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Further 19 colleges to benefit from Enhanced Renewal Grant

More than a dozen colleges who missed out in the share of £100 million worth of capital funding have...

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Ofsted to launch consultation on ‘satisfactory’ grade for colleges

Ofsted is to consult on replacing the ‘satisfactory’ grade with ‘requires improvement’ for FE colleges. Matthew Coffey, national director...

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New register launched

The new Register of Training Organisations has been launched. It follows an extensive review and evaluation of the former...

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IfL begins work on commission into adult education and vocational training

The Institute for Learning (IfL) has announced a research project to help the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...

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