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SFA to fund all ‘high quality’ 16 to 18 apprenticeships from August 2015 to March 2016

The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced that it will fully fund all “high quality” 16 to 18 apprenticeships from August 2015 to March 2016. The announcement, which also covered traineeships, was made on the agency’s website this afternoon. It said: “We will fully fund all high-quality 16 to 18 apprenticeship and SFA-funded 16 to […]

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New AELP chief lays out his plans

The new boss of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has laid out his top priorities. Ahead of his first speech as chief executive — which he will deliver at the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) tomorrow — Mark Dawe told FE Week that getting the levy right, making sure employers are fully […]

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10 per cent top-up announced for apprenticeship levy payers

Employers will receive a 10 per cent top-up to their monthly levy contributions as a result of today’s budget. Chancellor George Osborne only briefly mentioned the levy in his speech to the House of Commons at lunchtime. However, the 10 per cent top-up plans were unveiled in a budget report subsequently published by the Treasury. […]

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Exclusive: Extra cash expected to go to 16 to 18 apprenticeships

Extra money is set to be made available for 16 to 18 apprenticeships following today’s budget announcement, FE Week understands. Chancellor George Osborne is due to deliver his budget speech to the House of Commons at around 12.30pm today. FE Week understands it is unlikely Mr Osborne will announce the 16 to 18 apprenticeships increase […]

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Almost 90 per cent of providers fear for apprenticeships quality

Nine out of ten apprenticeship sector leaders who took part in an exclusive FE Week survey fear quality will suffer as the government drives towards 3m apprenticeship starts by 2020. It was carried out ahead of the FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) – which will be attended by nearly 1,000 staff from colleges, independent training providers and […]

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Reaping the long-term benefits

Stephanie Palmer advises employers on the best ways to mentor apprentices to become long-term assets to a company. After spending eight months studying sports therapy at university, I decided that it was not the right route for me. I was unhappy with the quality of the course I was paying a huge amount for and […]

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Apprentice minimum wage rate rising by 10 pence an hour

The national minimum wage rate for apprentices will increase from £3.30 to £3.40 from October 1. The announcement was made by Sajid Javid (pictured), Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in a written statement to parliament this morning, the first day on National Apprenticeship Week 2016. He explained that the Low Pay Commission’s […]

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Sending out the right messages

Ruth Sparkes advises providers on how best to promote their apprenticeships programmes. We have, in our marketing armoury, lots of ammunition when it comes to recruiting potential students and persuading them that getting an apprenticeship is a good idea There are specialist magazines, prospectuses, websites, job-matching services, mobile apps, social media, bumper stickers — not […]

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Maintaining that cutting edge

Exeter College is rated outstanding by Ofsted which has praised the excellent progress made there by apprentices. So John Laramy, who will start as principal in April and was previously deputy principal in charge of curriculum, quality and standards at the college, reflects here on the secret of success for its apprenticeship programme. Since the […]

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