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Commitment to the course earns Yasmin award name honour

Tutors at Warrington Collegiate were so inspired by young mum Yasmin Hancox’s commitment to her studies while struggling with the death of her father that they created an annual award in her honour, writes Billy Camden. Jasmin Hancox came to Warrington Collegiate in 2009 with no qualifications to her name after a difficult time at school. Five years […]

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Young benefits claimants who can’t find work will be forced onto apprenticeships or traineeships

The government’s new Earn or Learn Taskforce will oversee plans to force young benefits claimants onto apprenticeships or traineeships if they do not find a job or acceptable unpaid work. The “troubleshooter” taskforce was launched earlier this summer to track government progress on its target for 3m apprenticeship starts by next parliament, as reported by […]

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National training provider and major retailer both ‘inadequate’ says Ofsted

A national training provider has plummeted from an Ofsted outstanding rating to inadequate, while employer provider Next has also been told its apprenticeships aren’t up to scratch in inspection reports published today. The education watchdog also found that the Marine Society College of the Sea had made “reasonable progress” since getting a grade four in November. […]

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David Allison, managing director, getmyfirstjob.co.uk

As A-level students up and down the country nervously thumb open envelopes that could determine where their lives will head next, David Allison, managing director of apprentice recruitment service getmyfirstjob.co.uk, will be one of those nodding with sympathy. “It’s just such a tense moment — I can still remember when I opened the letter on […]

Profiles

Follow German model for longer lasting and ‘higher quality’ vocational training

Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall looks to the German system for an apprenticeship model that she would like to see followed in this country. My dad left school at 16. His formal education stopped but he developed his skills in the workplace. He trained on the job and studied in his spare time, eventually passing […]

Opinion

Southwark Council blasts college over ‘rejected’ demerger plans

Southwark Council has hit out at Lewisham Southwark College in a row over its allegedly rejected plan to split the college in two. Southwark Council published proposals last month to de-merge Lewisham Southwark College and which would put the council in charge of contracting out provision for the parts that used to be Southwark College […]

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Frustration grows among providers as SFA apprenticeship website remains closed — three days after maintenance

UPDATE AT 8.24AM Friday, July 31: Apprenticeship vacancy matching service up and running (see foot of story) Frustration is growing as providers remain unable to access the apprenticeship vacancy matching service or post new adverts — three days after it should have reopened following maintenance. Provider access to the website which allows them to advertise […]

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Lords social mobility committee asks young people to share their experiences of going from education to work

The House of Lords Committee on Social Mobility wants to hear young people’s experiences of moving between school and employment and has issued a questionnaire to find out more. The group of peers, chaired by Lady Corston (pictured above — and click here for her exclusive FE Week expert piece), is urging providers to alert learners aged […]

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Crackdown on fake apprenticeships welcomed

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) have welcomed a consultation the government hopes will mark the start of a promised crackdown on fake apprenticeships. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is asking for examples of bogus apprenticeships as it aims to ensure that all use of the title is […]

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