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£125m promised FE funding delayed

Promised investment in skills training has been questioned after FE Week discovered £125 million of FE funding has been delayed by at least a year. The Conservative Party manifesto pledged a new National Skills Fund (NSF) with £500 million being made available in each of the next five years in England from 2021/22, but last […]

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Little known skills-based work academy programme given major funding boost

Marius Ardelean found himself without a job and with little prospect of finding another after Covid-19 struck. But he is now about to start a new career after retraining through a long-running skills programme that is finally getting its time in the sun. The 34-year-old (pictured top) had quit his job at the British Museum […]

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‘Deeply concerning’: Minister’s ‘Skills Toolkit’ figures prove inaccurate, DfE admits

The government has been urged to withdraw claims made in parliament about the take-up of the courses on its new ‘skills toolkit’ after FE Week started asking questions about the figures. Significant over-counting has already led to revised estimates, and an investigation by this publication has found “course start” and “registration” claims in official statistics […]

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Nominations are open for the 11th Annual BTEC Awards

(Advertorial) | Your chance to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of BTEC learners and educators around the world in an unprecedented year As 2020 draws to a close, it’s my pleasure to announce that we have just opened the nominations for the 2021 BTEC Awards. It’s a real highlight of every year for me […]

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‘Shock’ decision to sell college slammed by MP

An MP has hit out at a college group’s decision to close and sell a historic adult education site. Harriett Baldwin, the Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, said she was “shocked” by an announcement made by Warwickshire College Group (WCG) on Friday that it will shut Malvern Hills College by August 2021. It is the […]

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A fundamental change in England’s approach to skills devolution is needed

Devolution needs to be re-configured to nurture thriving local skills systems and confident and capable communities, writes Charlotte Morgan Yesterday’s spending review saw what seemed like significant sums handed to employment and skills initiatives, with the Restart Programme, Plan for Jobs, Lifetime Skills Guarantee and even an employer-led bootcamp all getting investment. But as well […]

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Spending review speed read: What is in it for FE and skills?

The chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled his one-year spending review for 2021-22. Here is what it includes for FE and skills. £83m for surge in 16-19 college places The chancellor’s spending review document said that £83 million will be provided in 2021-22 to “ensure that post-16 providers can accommodate the expected demographic increase in […]

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Crumbs: Spending review extends apprenticeship employer incentives by just two months

A two-month extension is set to be applied to the government’s cash bonus scheme for hiring apprentices in tomorrow’s spending review. The Treasury has tonight trailed a series of announcements that chancellor Rishi Sunak will pledge for the 2021-22 financial year to create and support “hundreds of thousands” of jobs post-Covid-19, but no other new […]

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The government’s attack on the Union Learning Fund is purely political

As a former trade union education officer, I saw the real difference this fund makes, writes Lilian Greenwood “We must invest in skills, we must invest in further education”. This was the prime minister’s message to the country when he launched the Lifetime Skills Guarantee on September 29. Yet less than a month later the […]

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