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Skills Bill debate: Senior Tories split on level 3 reform

Several senior Conservative peers voted against the government last night following fiery exchanges on plans to scrap the majority BTECs.

News, Skills reform

Thousands of adults to be offered free new technical courses – but 2 regions miss out

Institutes of Technology will offer 65 new short and modular courses later this month

News

Warm words from the Conservative Party conference must be matched with money

The Conservative Party Conference needed to show some real investment, writes David Hughes The rainstorms lashing through Manchester were a fitting setting for the Conservative Party conference this year. The party was facing challenges on gas prices, petrol, HGV driver shortages and cuts to Universal Credit. The fringe programme seemed awash with sessions on post-16 […]

Opinion

ETF mulls scheme to bring out-of-work professionals into FE teaching

It comes after the Department for Education admitted there are ‘significant difficulties’ recruiting FE teachers

News, FE workforce

Calls grow for reform of ELQ rules

Former Conservative ministers and trade union bosses have both called for retraining rules to be relaxed

News, Skills reform

Lords in Skills Bill dissent

Ministers and peers are trying to add in changes on sixth forms, careers advice, and local skills plans

News, Skills reform

Give us coherence, not competition, please chancellor

Employers are growing disillusioned as Kickstart, traineeships and apprenticeships all compete, writes Sharron Robbie The announcement on Monday by the chancellor of the exchequer at the Conservative Party conference of a £500 million jobs support package has had a mixed response from training providers across the West Country. In the main, the extension to the […]

Opinion

Baker to take on government over ‘inadequate’ careers guidance laws

The former education secretary is seeking to amend the Skills Bill to ‘oblige’ schools to stick to the Baker clause

News, Skills reform

Red tape forces small firms to turn their backs on apprenticeship cash incentives

The scheme this week received its second extension from the chancellor   

News, Apprenticeships, Politics