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BIS select committee Productivity Plan report: Exclusive Q & A with chair Iain Wright

The Business, Innovation and Skills committee released the findings of its investigation into the government’s productivity plan today. Senior reporter Alix Robertson put the big questions to committee chair Iain Wright MP in an exclusive interview.   Q. Do you feel Nick Boles is doing enough at present to reassure providers and employers about apprenticeship reforms? […]

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Elmfield Training founder slapped with six-year ban for £1m withdrawal

The founder of a scandal-hit apprenticeship provider has been disqualified from acting as a director for six years after investigators found he paid himself nearly £1 million while his firm slid into administration. Elmfield Training – one of the country’s largest providers of apprenticeships that received more than £100m in public money – was wound […]

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Former government apprenticeships adviser Doug Richard cleared of child sex charges

Former government apprenticeship adviser Doug Richard has today been cleared of child sex charges after a week-long trial at the Old Bailey in London. The 57-year-old American multimillionaire, whose 2012 Richard Review of Apprenticeships led to ongoing reforms, had been accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl after meeting her via a ‘sugar daddy’ […]

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Robot hands out canapés

Oscar the robot helped host the official unveiling of £2m-worth of hi-tech engineering facilities at Nelson and Colne College. The new department features a subsonic wind tunnel, along with workshops equipped with the latest technology and software, such as computerised numerical control machinery. It is aimed at helping the college’s engineering students learn the skills […]

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Colleges and training providers left disappointed as equality and diversity fund closed

The Equality and Diversity Good Practice Fund was the source of 29 innovative projects in 2014/15, but providers hoping to access funding this year will be disappointed to find it is no longer available. The fund, previously known as the Equality and Diversity Inclusion Fund, has been available for five years so far and was […]

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Neil Cain, operations director, John O’Conner

It’s been a big week for Neil Cain, who has seen his name in lights after being crowned Apprenticeship Champion of the Year for 2015. The 51-year-old operations director for grounds maintenance company John O’Conner received the award on Tuesday, almost 36 years since he began his own apprenticeship course at 16. Growing up in […]

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Pearson contract doubts after Inadequate Ofsted

Pearson is in danger of having its contract with the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) terminated after Ofsted slammed its apprenticeship provision. The global education business, which provides apprenticeships for around 80 members of staff through its subcontractor Pearson TQ, has dropped two grades to be ranked “inadequate” across the board by the education watchdog. In […]

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Qualified or qualification?

What exactly are the new, reformed Trailblazer apprenticeships? Nobody seems to be sure – but maybe we aren’t looking at them in the right way. If we do, we could have a world class apprenticeship regime. The Government has set itself a target of 3m apprenticeships in this parliament, embarking on a major programme of […]

Opinion

Time to deliver on quality careers advice

The government announced on January 24 that it would legally force schools to let FE providers talk to students about the benefits of apprenticeships, as part of a review. Deirdre Hughes reflects on progress being made in this area.  I welcome the government’s announcement to publish a new careers strategy. For more than three years, […]

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