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EuroSkills: The journey to Gothenburg

  One coach and a 659 mile flight later and Team UK has finally landed in Gothenburg ready to go for gold at EuroSkills 2016. The 22-strong team set out around 11am this morning from a Holiday Inn hotel in central London where they stayed overnight following a parliamentary send-off event yesterday. Robert Halfon, the […]

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SFA apprenticeship tender for small employers rejected by quarter of providers

A quarter of apprenticeship providers have declined the opportunity compete for an SFA contract to deliver training to small and medium sized businesses from next May. The new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, which providers have to be on if they want to deliver apprenticeship starts from May 1 next year, closed for applications at 5pm […]

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Skills minister bids farewell to Team UK with heartfelt speech

“You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to EuroSkills Team UK at a special send-off event in Westminster today. The apprenticeship and skills minister gave a heartfelt speech to the 22 competitors who are flying out to Sweden tomorrow. Mr Halfon congratulated them on […]

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Student crowned ‘all-round inspiration’ at awards for extensive volunteering work

A student at Salford City college has won the title of ‘all-round inspiration’ at the Greater Manchester Care Leavers’ Awards. Robert Wright took the top accolade, along with £100 worth of vouchers, for his volunteering work. He has volunteered for five years with young people at the YouCan Community Club and also volunteers at the […]

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Half the levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but who are they?

Around half of the upcoming apprenticeship levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but the Skills Funding Agency won’t say who those companies are. The revelation came during a breakout session on funding at the Association of Colleges annual conference earlier this month. Keith Smith (pictured), the director of funding and programmes at […]

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Providers found ignoring apprenticeship register application guidance just hours from critical deadline

Organisations wanting to deliver apprenticeships from next May are failing to follow instructions from the Skills Funding Agency just hours before a critical deadline. The new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, which providers have to be on if they want to deliver apprenticeship starts from May 1 next year, closes for applications at 5pm today […]

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Jaguar apprentices rescued after provider collapses

Training provision has been saved for thousands of learners, including those on a high-profile scheme with Jaguar Land Rover, after the Skills Funding Agency oversaw a last-minute buyout of one of the biggest training providers in the country. Pera Training had looked like it was just days away from going bust despite holding a huge […]

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What has Michael Gove done to A-levels?

If A-levels are big business, why don’t we allow more consumer choice, asks Graham Taylor.  A-levels are still big business and the main choice for 16-to-18s at level three. Over six times more learners take A-levels than advanced apprenticeships. Yet they are being gutted. Historian and author Simon Schama has described the cull as a […]

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Brokerage of apprenticeship funding to be banned next year

The use of public funds to pay brokers’ fees will be banned, thanks to an award-winning FE week investigation which forced the Skills Funding Agency to take action. Our exposé of this secretive industry in April (pictured) – the first of its kind – blew the lid on the underhanded way in which brokers matchup […]

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