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‘apprenticeships’
Today’s long-awaited release of proposals for widespread apprenticeship reform include plans for a new register of apprenticeship training providers. The government wants the new register to work alongside the existing register of training organisations. Providers will have to meet strict criteria to be included on the register, which will then be used by employers looking for training for […]
News
After this morning’s apprenticeship levy update from the Department for Education – which FE Week was the first to report on – the CBI was quick to reiterate its call for the levy to be delayed. Here Neil Carberry explains why a levy that puts quality and system design first can only be achieved by […]
Opinion
A rapidly-expanding independent training provider has been praised for its work in improving the life chances of formerly NEET learners, as it is awarded the highest possible grade from Ofsted. Inspectors from the education watchdog were full of praise for Midlands-based Nova Training, awarding it grade ones across the board following an inspection from July […]
The news that the majority of employers will only pay 10 per cent of apprenticeship training costs from April 2017 has been welcomed by many in the sector – but concerns still remain. FE Week was first to publish details of the funding arrangements for small- and medium-sized enterprises – previously reported in June, having […]
The apprenticeship levy is a “project timeline in trouble” the Confederation of British Industry has said, as the industry body reiterates its call for the levy to be delayed. In an exclusive article for FE Week, Neil Carberry, the CBI’s director for employment and skills, said the only way to create a system that delivers “three million […]
More than ten colleges could be excluded from accessing apprenticeship funding because of their grade four Ofsted rating, FE Week can exclusively reveal. As part of a consultation on the new apprenticeship provider register, expected to be released tomorrow, FE Week understands the government will consider excluding ‘inadequate’ providers. There are 13 colleges currently rated grade four with a combined […]
A principal will keep his job despite his college dropping two Ofsted grades to inadequate. The education watchdog’s verdict on Tresham College of Further and Higher Education means it is the 12th general FE college to have been handed the lowest possible rating since last September. The latest report, published today but based on […]
The chief executive of a charity and independent learning provider focused on helping people with disabilities has declared the timing of his organisation’s latest Ofsted inspection “not right nor in the interests of learners”. Roy O’Shaughnessy, head of The Shaw Trust, said the inspection had come at an “inappropriate” stage and he was “disappointed” with the […]
Careers advice in schools has been added to the skills minister brief, as part of the machinery of government changes. The Department for Education this morning finally confirmed ministerial responsibilities after taking ownership of the further and higher education budgets last month. The announcement, as part of a ministerial shake up at the DfE, comes almost […]
