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The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other organisations from April for the first time. Large employers have been forced to pay the levy since it was launched last April, but they have only been able to spend the funding generated on their own […]
News
Every adult should get £10,000 for a minimum of two years just to spend on education or training, so long as they do not already have a degree, according to the influential UCL Institute of Education. And employers should be allowed to spend apprenticeship levy funds to top up these costs, including on training that doesn’t take […]
A major U-turn that should allow mandatory technical qualifications to be included in new apprenticeships had been widely welcomed by the sector. The change was announced at a special Institute for Apprenticeships briefing event, days after it was exclusively revealed on the front page of the previous FE Week. “I think we’ve recognised that where […]
After an overwhelming response to our call for nominations, the shortlist for the inaugural AAC Apprenticeship Awards has been announced. Earlier this month the judging panel (pictured above) met in central London to deliberate on the eventual winners; over 250 organisations submitted nominations this year, from colleges and training providers to the Home Office and […]
Tonight the T Level public consultation closes after running for 10 weeks and seeking answers to 45 questions. It sought opinions on the planned implementation of the new post-16 technical qualifications, which the government claims will set a new “gold standard” in training, set to emerge from 2020. Businesses and training providers had the chance to […]
The sector cheered when the IfA said it would allow qualifications in standards once again, but not all is as it seems, according to Anthony Elgey, who has been involved in several trailblazers in the mineral products industry It seems the sector’s celebrations over this week’s Institute for Apprenticeships announcement, that qualifications would be permitted […]
Opinion
Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Steve Wallis, Director of quality, NCG Start date: April 2018 Previous job: Assistant principal, Hartlepool College of FE Interesting fact: Steve coaches a mini rugby team on a Sunday. He appeared briefly in the first division (now called the Rugby Premiership) as a player himself. ____________________________________________ […]
Movers and Shakers
Ten colleges which once held contracts to deliver apprenticeships with small employers were not awarded funding in the recent non-levy tender. The figure, revealed by academies minister Lord Agnew in an answer to a parliamentary question yesterday, comes amid political campaigns to overturn the decision from high-profile unsuccessful colleges such as Exeter. Lord Agnew explained […]
Off-the-job technical qualifications can now be included in apprenticeships, the Institute for Apprenticeships has officially announced, confirming a significant U-turn which FE Week revealed last week. It is one of a number of reforms from the IfA to make the approval of new apprenticeship standards “faster and better”, after skills minister Anne Milton admitted that […]
