Latest FE news News Subcontractor hits out at “rip off” management fee The head of a subcontractor has called the high management fees used by some FE colleges a “rip off”…. admin 10y admin 10y News RTT Group has £3.3m contract terminated Real-Time Training Ltd, which trades under the name RTT Group, has had its £3.3m contract with the Skills Funding… admin 10y admin 10y News AoC says government is not doing enough to address no free lunches Labour MP David Blunkett said it was “unjustifiable” that more than 100,000 students miss out on a free school… admin 10y admin 10y News Government announce independent review into the future of apprenticeships The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) have announced that Doug Richard, described as an entrepreneur and founder… admin 10y admin 10y News CBI survey shows college leavers lack literacy and numeracy skills Too many people leaving school and college do not have the literacy and numeracy skills to thrive in the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Green light for another 15 UTCs A further 15 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are to be funded by the government and rolled out over the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges ‘fixing’ the success rate figures. Where will it end? An overwhelming majority of staff working in FE colleges have concerns with the credibility of success rate data. A… admin 10y admin 10y News ‘Massive’ error in the National Success Rates Tables The National Success Rate Tables (NSRT) for 2010/11 will need to be republished after significant errors were identified. More… admin 10y admin 10y News Stafford College and Franklin College consider Ofsted appeals Two colleges in the FE sector are considering appeals after receiving ‘inadequate’ or ‘satisfactory’ inspection grades from Ofsted. Stafford… admin 10y admin 10y News Flaws highlighted in the Apprenticeship Training Agency model The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has questioned the way learners are employed by Apprenticeship Training Agencies… admin 10y admin 10y News, News in Brief Geoff Hall receives knighthood The chair of the information authority was knighted at Buckingham Palace last week. Geoff Hall – principal of New… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Kim Thorneywork new SFA chief executive Kim Thorneywork is the new interim chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). Geoff Russell, the current chief… admin 10y admin 10y Newer 1 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 643 Older