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Public sector apprenticeship target restated for extra year

The public sector apprenticeship target is to continue for an extra year as the majority of bodies in scope struggle to hit the 2.3 per cent starts aim. The Department for Education revealed on Friday it will be amending legislation to set a new one-year target from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. The […]

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This is why we need an Association of Apprentices

Apprentices are often isolated from their peers, and a mentoring and networking service can help reduce drop-out, writes David Marsh At the start of this month the Association of Apprentices was launched ̶ a membership organisation aimed at providing apprentices with a stronger support and guidance network.   While the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical […]

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DfE knuckles rapped by stats watchdog over Skills Toolkit data

The Office for Statistics Regulation has reprimanded the Department for Education over the data published for its new Skills Toolkit. The body, an arm of the UK Statistics Authority, wrote to the DfE’s chief statistician Neil McIvor earlier this month to raise issues with the figures. OSR deputy director for regulation Mary Gregory expresses concern […]

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Small employer apprenticeship cap on starts to ‘reset’ next month

The cap on apprenticeship starts for small employers will be reset to zero next month, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has announced. It means that any non-levy paying business can start up to 10 new apprentices from 1 April 2021 regardless of the number they currently employ. The cap will be kept under review […]

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Could your college capitalise on the new apprenticeships?

Apprentice reform has opened the floodgates for private providers to really get involved in delivering apprenticeships.  The new standards are starting to prove their worth to employers as the first cohorts of students have successfully navigated the improved – yet imposed – changes. Even the pandemic hasn’t held back the more entrepreneurial spirits from delivering […]

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The Chancellor did broadly the right thing with the Budget – now to delivery

The government will need to be much quicker delivering what it announced in the Budget last week than its record so far, writes Stephen Evans Times have changed. Last week, we already knew most of the measures in the Budget in advance through Treasury press releases. But in 1947 Hugh Dalton resigned as Chancellor because […]

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‘Absurd’: Small employers blocked from apprentice cash incentives

Small employers are being blocked from the government’s apprentice cash incentives due to a “bonkers” cap on starts, an FE Week investigation has found. Under the terms of the bonus scheme for hiring new apprentices, employers can only make claims through the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s digital apprenticeship service. But non-levy-paying businesses have been […]

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Revealed: The most popular Skills Toolkit courses

The government has for the first time revealed the most popular courses being taken through its “Skills Toolkit” – but questions may again be raised about the data’s accuracy. Figures published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency show 162,320 “registrations” and 30,254 “completions” on the courses offered for free by 12 providers as of […]

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Ex-skills minister criticises lack of T Level targets

A former skills minister has criticised the Department for Education for moving away from T Levels student recruitment targets. Sir John Hayes, the Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings who held the skills brief between 2010 and 2012, said numerical goals are essential to making new programmes “credible”. He said targets are vital […]

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