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Apprentices to fill junior exec vacancies at DfE and ESFA

Staff have been told that they must fill junior executive vacancies with apprentices, as part of a three-month trial in the Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency. Skills minister Gillian Keegan said the change in recruitment policy was to show that “we practise what we preach” when it comes to boosting the […]

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Student numbers soaring at new UTC

The first new university technical college to open its doors for two years has been deluged with students, while its licensing body says that admissions across the network have shot up after years of underrecruitment. Doncaster UTC has vastly exceeded its recruitment target of 160 students, with nearly double that number starting lessons this week. […]

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Colleges and ITPs miss out again on Covid relief funds

A cash-strapped college is among more than a quarter of training providers to have had a bid for help rejected as part of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s second Covid-19 supplier relief scheme. The news came as the country’s public spending watchdog revealed that the total estimated cost of the ESFA’s financial support scheme […]

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Law to be changed to help those made redundant finish their apprenticeship

The government is changing the law to allow more redundant apprentices to complete their course. A Statutory Instrument (SI) has today been laid in parliament that will allow the Education and Skills Funding Agency to continue to fund apprentices to complete their training if they are at least 75 per cent of their way through […]

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Watch out Europe: Team UK is ready for the winner’s podium

Lockdown hasn’t dampened the determination of would-be Team UK members for EuroSkills Graz, says Neil Bentley-Gockmann. Today we announced the young apprentices, students and professionals who will represent the UK at EuroSkills Graz 2020 in January, which will be the first big skills test of the post-Brexit era. The team selection for the event in […]

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Apprenticeship providers call on government to find three months of ‘catch-up’ cash

The volume of apprentices who require more training due to Covid-19 interruptions is starting to “spiral steeply”, providers have warned as they make a fresh plea for extra financial support. In a new submission to the Department for Education, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers has today called on the government to extend funded […]

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Why further and higher education aren’t a zero-sum-game

To truly level up the country, instead of arbitrary targets we need a joined-up system of higher and further education where every student has access to the courses that are right for them, writes Andy Norman After two decades of steady progress, Tony Blair’s target for 50 per cent of young people to participate in […]

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Helping providers recover from the impact of Coronavirus

The AELP Business Recovery Conference on 9-10 September 2020 is the flagship skills event of the year.  Presented online via Zoom, keynote speakers include: Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan Shadow skills minister Toby Perkins West Midlands mayor Andy Street ESFA apprenticeships director Peter Mucklow CBI UK policy director Matthew Fell AELP chairman Martin Dunford. […]

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Colleges and schools cry foul over missing vocational results

Colleges and schools across England are still awaiting the results of some vocational qualifications, despite a promise from government that all grades would be issued by today. Some learners have been told they may have to wait until next week to receive grades for BTECs and other vocational qualifications. The Department for Education has refused […]

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