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The government has refused to say if a contingency plan has been put in place in the event that the apprenticeship levy systems fail to work. FE Week understands that the question was also asked at a government apprenticeship stakeholder group meeting, chaired by Jason Holt, held yesterday at the Department for Education (DfE). When […]
News
The apprenticeship levy launch date should be delayed by the new skills minister, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has insisted. Harlow MP Robert Halfon was confirmed as Nick Boles’ successor as skills minister yesterday — a few hours after on the CBI unveiled the results of a survey with nearly 500 companies showing widespread […]
Paul Noblet from Centrepoint, which recently carried out research into how traineeships are being implemented, argues that it is a good thing that traineeships aren’t just geared at helping to boost apprenticeship starts. The government’s ambitious plans for creating three million apprenticeships must not lead training providers into the trap of chasing outputs rather than […]
Opinion
Wirral Metropolitan College is the only college to have had its traineeships rated in a headline field under the new Ofsted common inspection framework, and received a “good”. Its director for traineeships, Di Fitch, explains what makes a good traineeship programme Wirral Metropolitan College was keen to take up the opportunity to provide traineeships when […]
Traineeships are useful, but pre-apprenticeships could be a better fit suggests Catherine Sezen. The benefit of a traineeship is that it gives an opportunity for the young person and their employer to gain experience of each other through a short-term agreement rather than a permanent job. The student gains work skills and the employer has […]
FE sector leaders have welcomed Robert Halfon as the new minister for apprenticeships and skills, with the “right credentials” for the tough job ahead. Mr Halfon (pictured) succeeds Nick Boles, who quit from the role last week, at a new look Department for Education, which has now taken control of skills, apprenticeships and higher education in an expansion […]
Harlow MP Robert Halfon has been handed ministerial responsibilities for apprentices and skills. FE Week broke the news that Mr Halfon had been appointed minister of state at the Department for Education (DfE) on Sunday. But when asked if the role would involve the FE and skills responsibilities previously held by Nick Boles, the department would […]
Three years in, it’s a critical time for traineeships. Mark Dawe argues that we need to leave them be to let them flourish. Traineeships last an average of between 12 and 16 weeks, according to feedback from providers. This enables quicker progression into an apprenticeship or work, and the young people themselves say that they […]
Aldi has been accused of double standards after a controversial TV advert suggested the supermarket chain takes a “light hearted” approach to maths that isn’t reflected in the minimum grade-C entry requirement for its apprenticeships. The back to school advert, part of the retailer’s ‘amazing’ series, was screened on ITV ahead of a ‘special buy’ […]
