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Unqualified apprentices could pass under assessment reforms, employers warn

Skills England pauses pilot of changes after construction leaders claim ‘sampling’ plans will lead to a ‘race to the bottom’

News, Apprenticeships

Funding Is Flowing, Demand Is Rising — It’s Time for FE to Deliver on Green Skills

As the UK races toward net zero, the government says it wants to back 2 million green jobs by 2030. It has pledged billions in investment, launched new skills funds, and promised to train a “clean power army” of welders, engineers and technicians. But are we really on track?

News, Sponsored post, Sponsored post

FE is no longer Cinderella, it’s the government’s Fairy Godmother

The post-16 white paper shows that even fairy dust can’t hide the lack of a clear purpose behind yet another wave of reform

Opinion, Politics

Skilled migrants should train British workers in colleges – report

Think tank suggests new ‘work and teach’ system to link overseas workers to skills policy

News, Skills reform

White paper is a long-overdue vote of confidence in colleges – let’s make it count

The new white paper signals real belief in FE, with funding, new pathways and a bigger role for colleges. But sustained investment and collaboration will decide whether this is a turning point or another false dawn

Opinion, Colleges

Size matters when it comes to apprenticeships

By introducing apprenticeship units alongside shorter duration apprenticeships, the government may have stumbled onto a rare thing – a genuinely effective scale economy strategy in public skills policy

Opinion, Apprenticeships

What we know about V Levels, new T Levels and the end of the T Level foundation year

The defunding timetable for alternative courses like BTECs has also been confirmed

News, Skills reform, Young people

V Levels are an opportunity to bring coherence, if we get it right

V Levels could finally give vocational education the credibility it deserves, but only if they’re designed with clarity, consistency and collaboration at their core. Without that, they risk becoming just another well-meant reform that fails to deliver

Opinion, Young people

We’ll end qualification confusion and build confidence in FE

For too long, young people have faced a maze of qualifications with no clear direction. Our new V Levels will bring order to the chaos, bridging the gap between A Levels and T Levels

Opinion, Skills reform