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Relaxation of traineeships rules must be carefully managed

The government announced last month that it was relaxing the rules on which providers can run traineeships. Liz Williams reflects on why this could be a positive move, if it helps boost the number of starts, so long as it is managed with care by the Government. From the start of the next academic year […]

Opinion

Providers who get FE Free Meals cash set for £15m DfE bursary fund cut

Providers who dish out FE Free Meals cash to learners are set to be hit with a £15m cut to the overall bursary fund next academic year. The Education Funding Agency revealed in a letter to providers, published today, that it was moving to act over the issue of “double funding” — where providers had FE Free Meals […]

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Providers in dark on 16 to 18 apprenticeships and traineeships growth as SFA misses notification deadline

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has missed its deadline for confirming growth requests for 16 to 18 apprenticeships and traineeships, saying only they would be confirmed “as soon as we can”. The SFA announced in August, in a document entitled ‘Operational Performance — management rules 2015 to 2016′, that it would clarify growth requests with […]

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Entry opens 2016 Brathay Apprentice Challenge

Invitations have been invited from today for the fifth annual Brathay Apprentice Challenge. Teams of nine apprentices can enter the competition from a single large or small employer, a group of small businesses, an industry sector, supply chain, or training provider. More than 700 apprentices from 50 teams entered last year. They visited more than 300 […]

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Age UK tumbles to inadequate Ofsted rating

Major charity and training provider Age UK has tumbled from a ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating. The report out today rated Age UK as inadequate for effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, outcomes for learners, adult learning programmes, apprenticeships, and traineeships. The inspection team also returned ‘requires improvement’ verdicts on […]

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Positive message from new principal of ‘inadequate’ college

The new interim principal of troubled City College Coventry said lessons would be learned from its second inadequate Ofsted rating in less than three years — but insisted it didn’t “feel or look like a failing college”. Dr Elaine McMahon was drafted in from January 4 as an interim replacement for Steve Logan, who had […]

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Loss of UKCES standards proves an occupational hazard

Reforms to apprenticeships could be leaving behind the lessons learned by the UKCES in the development of NOS, government adviser Nigel Whitehead warned in the last edition of FE Week. Simon Perryman picks up on the issue. As we enter 2016, I remain an optimist for the UK skills system. Much of what we do […]

Opinion

Framework for a ‘turbulent’ year ahead

Having spent the last four weeks in the Americas, primarily the Caribbean and Brazil, it was interesting to compare the impact of vocational education on the growth of their economies. What struck me as interesting was developing countries, including China, India and most of South America, don’t have the hang-ups we have in the UK, […]

Opinion

Getting to a higher quality apprentice system

The quality of apprenticeships is an issue never far from the FE headlines. Nida Broughton outlines her view of the possible effect of reforms. Apprenticeships are an important part of the Government’s productivity plan — a high quality apprenticeship system is seen as vital to help meet the need for new technical and professional skills […]

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