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Ofsted watch: Exemplary week for universities

Universities showed off their apprenticeship delivery skills this week, as one was rated ‘outstanding’ while another was judged to be ‘good’ by Ofsted. It wasn’t so positive for independent providers however, as two were rated ‘requires improvement’ and another was judged to be making ‘insufficient progress’ in its early monitoring visit. Teeside University was the […]

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The NAO report failed to spot the most immediate apprenticeship problem

The National Audit Office findings into the apprenticeship reform repeated a number of well-reported issues and concerns, ranging from the fall in starts to an insufficient budget in the longer term.  Surprisingly, they failed to say anything about the farce of small employers being turned away because: 1. Non-levy funding had already run out or 2. Non-levy funding remains unavailable. 1. Non-levy funding […]

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Editor Asks: Anne Milton responds to the NAO apprenticeships report

Anne Milton initially seemed in good spirits when I began our interview at a coffee shop at the University for East London’s (UEL) Docklands campus. It was the morning of the third day of National Apprenticeships Week and she’d just finished meeting apprentices at an informal breakfast.  Despite the event not entirely going to plan (a falling roof tile that very narrowly missed the […]

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Government to ‘strengthen’ end-point assessment register to exclude ‘rogues’

The government is “strengthening” the approvals process for its register of end-point assessment organisations following an FE Week exposé that raised concerns. In an exclusive interview with this newspaper, the chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education revealed his organisation is working with the Education and Skills Funding Agency to make the […]

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Treasury, not DfE, holding up apprenticeship fee reduction

  The Department for Education is waiting for the Treasury to let them announce a start date for when the 10 per cent employer co-investment will be halved, FE Week can reveal. In his Budget speech in October, chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the contribution non-levy paying companies pay towards apprenticeship training would fall to […]

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NAO second report into levy reforms a ‘shame’, says apprenticeships minister

Today’s National Audit Office report into apprenticeships is a “shame” because it only reflects on the past and doesn’t account for policy that will make a difference in the future, the apprenticeships minister has said. Anne Milton spoke with FE Week’s editor Nick Linford this morning during a visit to the University of East London […]

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Apprenticeship quango boss rejects NAO concern that ‘most valued’ standards are not prioritised

National Audit Office criticism of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education standards approvals process has been rejected by its chief executive. In an exclusive interview with FE Week, Sir Gerry Berragan ruled out prioritising the development of particular standards, those that “could add the most value”, when clearing the backlog. There are currently 254 […]

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ESFA in NAO firing line as Ofsted left to expose lack of off-the-job training

On the same day the National Audit Office revealed the government has “limited assurance” the 20 per cent off-the-job-training rule is being complied with, Ofsted has accused a provider of failing to ensure the entitlement is being met. Meg Hillier MP and chair of the public accounts committee also hit out today saying it was […]

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NAO warns apprenticeship budget set to run out after DfE got its forecast wrong

There is “clear risk” that the apprenticeship programme is not financially sustainable after the average cost of training an apprentice hit double what the government predicted, the National Audit Office has warned. The concerning message came in a critical report published today, which said the Department for Education should assess making controversial decisions about reducing […]

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