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New off-the-job apprenticeship flexibility set for 2024/25

Active learning can take place every 3 months from August for front-loaded or block release apprenticeships

News, Apprenticeships

Seema Malhotra, Labour’s shadow skills minister

Seema Malhotra claims that if Labour wins power, she will unleash a “skills revolution”. So far, the opposition’s headline post-16 policy offer includes, controversially, replacing the apprenticeship levy, creating newly badged “technical excellence colleges” and a national skills quango. But little is known about the shadow skills minister, appointed by Keir Starmer in September, and […]

Profiles, Long read, Politics

Mayoral pledges: Burnham plans ‘halls of apprentice’ for Greater Manchester

We take a look at what England’s newly elected mayors have promised to deliver for regional skills training

News, Devolution, election

EPA on trial: DfE to test alternative apprenticeship assessments

Several options are on the table to speed up apprenticeship assessments…but at what cost?

News, Apprenticeships

We mustn’t set a precedent that undermines the value of apprenticeships and training

A concerning public consultation in the early years sector could set a dangerous precedent for qualifications and programmes

Opinion, Apprenticeships

Young people’s voices ought to be heard in education reform

Policy makers should make it their business to routinely seek the views of students when consulting on education reforms

Opinion, Policy

WorldSkills Lyon 2024:  How we’ll set a new ambition for UK skills

With every further education provider behind us, we can set ourselves on a course to a world-beating skills sector, says Ben Blackledge

Opinion, WorldSkills 2024

Shared apprenticeship scheme barely meets half its recruitment target

Flexible construction apprenticeship starts tumble amid sector-wide recruitment issues

News, Apprenticeships

Waltham Forest named London’s only ‘outstanding’ general FE college

Inspectors heaped praise on the college for helping students to “flourish”

News, Colleges, Ofsted