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Four in five apprentices studying at a level they already have

Four out of five people doing level two and three apprenticeships are on a level they have already studied at, according to a worrying new report. The figure cropped up in an investigation into the prior qualifications of adult apprentices in 2013/14, which was published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Eighty […]

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Go Team UK

Andrew Beel reflects on his happy memories of WorldSkills and provides some good advice for the latest national team for EuroSkills. After reading the announcement that WorldSkills UK had selected the team to compete at EuroSkills Gothenburg 2016, I admit I felt a little jealous. As a former competitor, I am always pleased to hear […]

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High hopes for the new taskforce

Clare Howard explains the best way to get those with learning disabilities into work. The Government’s manifesto pledge to create 3m apprentices has pushed them to the top of the national skills agenda. This focus has encouraged the expansion of apprenticeship programmes, but this still doesn’t mean access for all. If you are a young […]

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Fifteen stairways to heaven?

Graham Taylor explains why he is not a fan of government plans for new technical professional education (TPE) routes. George Osborne recently joked (he apparently has a sense of humour) that he’s on a 5:2 diet because “in two out of five budgets I eat my words”. Well, number one of these for education should, […]

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New city mayors reaffirm their FE commitments

Sadiq Khan, the new mayor of London, has spoken out in support of the “neglected” FE sector — telling FE Week that he will be a “champion” for its work. Mr Khan secured his new post after convincingly beating the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614 on May 7. He has now […]

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ATA starts confusion reigns: Were there 16,000 or 1,340?

There are now more than 50 apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) — but confusion surrounds how many apprentices each one is working with. A dozen organisations were awarded a share of £7m by the National Apprenticeship Service to establish the first ATAs through a pilot scheme in 2009, as part of a drive to encourage more […]

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Getting prison learners ready for apprenticeships

Barbara McDonough reflects on changes she would like to see for the education and training of prisoners. In recent years, significant improvements have been made in education to support prisoners into employment. In particular, education programmes are now geared towards helping offenders get a job or apprenticeship on release, by aligning provision to employer skill […]

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Government ‘must do more’ to let learners know they’re entitled to loans

The government must do more to promote the newly-expanded FE learner loans, to avoid the danger of low take-up at the start of the new academic year, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has said. The government announced that it would expand FE tuition fee loans to learners aged between 19 and 23 at levels three […]

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New taskforce aims to help those with learning disabilities onto apprenticeships

The government has announced a taskforce to help more people with learning disabilities to access apprenticeships — but admitted that it has yet to finalise the people who will make it up even though it is meeting this month. The announcement comes just two weeks after shadow skills minister Gordon Marsden put a written question […]

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