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UKAEA apprentices power their way to Brathay Challenge victory

Five months of tough challenges culminated this week for the final of the fifth annual Brathay Apprenticeship Challenge, writes Billy Camden. Nine apprentices from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have had their skills tested to the limit since February to be named the country’s team of the year. They fought off tough competition […]

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My Brexit fears for apprenticeships

Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden reflects on his fears for the future of apprenticeships if Britain pulls out of the European Union (EU). I am firmly in favour of Britain staying in the EU, not least because of all the uncertainty and instability that leaving would cause FE. I haven’t seen the financial forecasts that […]

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It’s time to create national digital skills colleges, MPs say

The government should work with the FE sector to create a network of digital skills colleges across the country, a group of MPs has said. This is one of a number of recommendations made by the Commons science and technology select committee in its Digital Skills Crisis report, published on Monday (June 13), based on […]

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BIS advertises eight Institute for Apprenticeships board seats – at £15,000 per annum

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is recruiting eight board members for the new Institute for Apprenticeships, with a salary of up to £15,000 available for each position. The advert has been posted on the cabinet office’s public appointment’ site, with a closing date of July 20. Interviews scheduled for September. The jobs will […]

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Half apprenticeship assessment orgs unregulated by Ofqual

Concerns have been raised over apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for apprenticeship standards — after it emerged that half of those approved so far are not regulated by Ofqual. Only three AAOs have been approved by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), which first began accepting submissions to the new register of apprenticeship assessment organisations (RoAAO) in […]

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Osborne’s Brexit budget warns of £1.15bn cuts in education spending

Britain would need to make an additional £1.15bn cut in education spending to fill the £30bn black hole in public finances that would be caused by Brexit, the Chancellor has warned. However, George Osborne’s claim was immediately dismissed as scaremongering by dozens of eurosceptic MPs from his own party. His warning was echoed by skills […]

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Rebrand traineeships and sort out their funding, stakeholders say

There is widespread support for renaming the government’s traineeships scheme, according to a new FE Week survey, which found that over half of respondents wanted it to called a ‘pre-apprenticeship’ or ‘access to apprenticeship’ scheme. A total of 70 per cent of FE stakeholders we surveyed said traineeships should be renamed, with 29 per cent […]

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Middlesbrough College acquires NECC Training

Middlesbrough College has acquired the training arm of the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), which currently delivers around 1,000 apprenticeships per year. NECC Training has a £3m turnover and provides courses in a range of subjects, including engineering, professional services and dental nursing across the north east region. Middlesbrough College already offers around 1,000 […]

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WorldSkills heroes awarded British Empire Medals

Three members of Team UK have followed up last year’s success in WorldSkills São Paulo with recognition in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Beauty therapist Rianne Chester, plumbing and heating competitor Gary Doyle, and cabinetmaker Edward Harringham, winners of Team UK’s three gold medals in Brazil, have all been awarded British Empire Medals for their […]

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