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Details of next year’s ‘even bigger and better’ FE Week apprenticeship conference revealed

Details of the 2016 FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference and Exhibition (AAC) have been finalised — and it’s set to be even bigger and better than the first time around. Birmingham’s International Convention Centre (ICC), which already hosts the Association of Colleges annual conference, will be home to the second annual AAC for three days from Wednesday, March 16. […]

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CBI restates apprenticeship levy concerns as it calls for existing reforms to ‘speed up’

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today restated its concerns over plans for an apprenticeship levy on large businesses as it called for existing reforms to “speed up”. The CBI and Pearson have published the result of their education and skills survey of 310 companies, which reveals that 81 per cent of respondents felt reforms […]

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Government productivity plan — live reaction

The Treasury’s productivity plan proposes converting colleges into Institutes of Technology, moving away from the per-qualification funding system for adult learning and further devolution of skills matters to regions. Here, FE Week brings you the sector’s response.   Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) “It is worrying that the government […]

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Closest ever Brathay Challenge final as apprentice teams finish in dead heats

The fourth annual Brathay Apprenticeship Challenge was the closest fought yet and after a nail-biting race to the finish two teams were crowned joint champions. Apprentices from Dale Power Solutions and Sellafield shared the victory after the three gruelling days of team building and outdoor challenges. Second place was also split between the team from […]

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What does the government’s productivity plan mean for FE and skills?

The Treasury this morning published its eagerly-awaited productivity plan. Here, FE Week examines the main headlines for the FE and skills sector. Apprenticeship levy Announced by Chancellor George Osborne during his emergency summer budget on Wednesday, the apprenticeship levy has already divided opinion in the sector. The productivity plan expands on the rationale behind the policy, […]

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Former Whitehall skills chief backs ‘brave’ plan for apprenticeship levy

Former Whitehall FE and skills chief Dr Sue Pember has backed Chancellor George Osborne’s “brave” apprenticeships levy plan for large businesses. Dr Pember (pictured above) outlined her views in an exclusive FE Week webinar yesterday on how Wednesday’s budget announcements would affect FE. “The announcement on apprenticeship levies was very brave and something that should have happened […]

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Budget disappointment as DfE and BIS in-year cuts remain yet to be outlined

The Chancellor began his Budget speech outlining his vision of a united, ‘One Nation’ — and for wonks and hacks playing along to Buzzword Bingo, there was plenty for us. The last time a Conservative Chancellor delivered a Budget, I was seven years old. Apparently people were kicking off about Hooch at the time, not […]

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Funding agency unable to approve growth requests after Budget — despite assurances

The Skills Funding Agency was today unable to say when providers would learn if their quarter three growth requests had been approved — despite assurances there would be news after the Budget. Providers had originally been told the deadline for them to find out from the SFA if they would be paid for apprenticeships, and […]

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Lords social mobility committee looks at apprenticeships

Careers advice, the government’s 3m apprenticeship target and impact of the FE funding cuts were at the top of list for the House of Lords social mobility committee in inaugural hearing. The committee, chaired by Lady Corston (pictured above), was set up to investigate the transition between school and work, and what happens to young […]

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