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Levy update could be on hold until September

Updated guidance on the apprenticeship levy which was due out in June may now be postponed until September, FE Week understands. FE Week submitted an enquiry to the Department for Education (DfE) about a potential change to the release date – which would be the second delay so far – but the DfE refused to confirm or deny the prospect. […]

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Public Accounts Committee to scrutinise apprenticeships

Apprenticeships have secured a place on the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) early autumn programme of work this year. They feature among ten topics for the committee’s inquiries in September and October, which have been published on the parliament.uk website. Other areas for inquiry include child protection and the financial sustainability of local government. The decision comes […]

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Too big a risk to take

There was much to welcome in the Sainsbury Review proposals for technical education, according to Graham Hasting-Evans, but he thinks the idea of licensing a single awarding organisation for each of the 15 new “high quality” vocational routes is a poor one. Here’s why: The fact the UK does not perform well in the world […]

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New education secretary chooses ‘outstanding’ Walsall College for first FE visit

An ‘outstanding’ college was chosen by Justine Greening MP as her first FE institution for a visit since she became education secretary. The new minister, who replaced Nicky Morgan earlier this month, was given a tour of Walsall College — which was the first to receive a grade one Ofsted rating under the inspectorate’s previous […]

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Government plans £2m payoffs as FE quango scrapped

A government skills agency has set aside £2m to pay off its staff following confirmation of its closure. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) announced in March that its funding for 2016/17 was going to be withdrawn but no staff exits were yet agreed. But in the agency’s annual accounts report, published today, […]

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Full steam ahead for apprenticeship levy launch

It’s full steam ahead for the levy launch — with the Department for Education (DfE) set to unveil a delayed document spelling out new apprenticeship funding arrangements in the next few days. The government had been due to provide further funding information for apprenticeship reforms last month, but former skills minister Nick Boles warned delegates […]

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Government silent on apprenticeship levy contingency plan

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 […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Delay apprenticeship levy demands CBI

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 […]

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Steer clear of trapdoors

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 […]

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