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Paul Eeles and Terry Fennell, the chair and vice-chair of the Federation of Awarding Bodies respectively, are to step down from the positions at the end of the year. The pair have each served two terms – seven years – on the board and will officially leave the membership organisation at their next annual general […]
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The Education and Skills Funding Agency has confirmed it will apply a cap on the volume of subcontracting as it moves to “significantly” reduce the practice in further education. A new externally assessed “standard”, which all providers will need to meet in order to subcontract ESFA funds, is also to be introduced to tackle “poor […]
FE Week meets a principal with a history of bravely sailing against prevailing winds. Is her ship about to come in? Sarah Stannard learnt resilience young. The principal of City College Southampton, who cut her teeth in the business world before moving into leadership in FE, was brought up by a Navy man and strikes […]
Profiles
The number of vacancies on the government’s Find An Apprenticeship website plummeted by more than 80 per cent in each of the first two full months of lockdown. “Repurposed” data published by the Department for Education on Thursday showed apprenticeship vacancy figures for the first time since they were last published in 2017. The figures […]
The government is to make £200 million of its £1.5 billion college capital funding pot available from this September – a year earlier than planned, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced tonight. The cash for repairs and upgrades to college buildings and estates was promised by chancellor Rishi Sunak in his March budget but the […]
The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s director for apprenticeships has revealed that discussions are underway with Treasury about what “incentives” they can give employers as part of the prime minister’s “apprenticeship guarantee” pledge. Peter Mucklow revealed the first bit of detail of how the proposal might work during an Association of Employment and Learning Providers […]
The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s new director for apprenticeships has pledged more “collaboration, communication, and clarity” as he bids to “strengthen relationships” with training providers. Statements on building greater partnerships have this afternoon been published by Peter Mucklow, Association of Colleges boss David Hughes, and Association of Employment and Learning Providers chief executive Mark […]
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is delaying its decision on whether to remove the integrated degree from the popular digital solutions apprenticeship as it launches a wider review of its mandated qualifications policy. A review into the level 6 digital and technology solutions professional (DTSP) standard was first launched two years ago and […]
The Education and Skills Funding Agency has today launched its second Covid-19 provider relief scheme. FE providers can now bid to receive apprenticeship and adult education budget funding in advance of delivery for the period July to October 2020. The first supplier relief scheme was run from April to June and resulted in a third […]
