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More than 700 employers will design 76 new apprenticeships in professions ranging from policing, the Armed Forces and TV production to welding and boat building, the Government has announced. It will bring the total number of employers involved in designing apprenticeships as part of the Government’s trailblazers scheme to more than 1,000. A Government spokesperson […]
News
The number of under-performing colleges and apprenticeship training providers should be halved by 2020, the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has said. In its second State of the Nation report, the Commission, which is chaired by former Labour Cabinet Minister Alan Milburn (above), set out its “2020 challenge”, in which it sets out a […]
With around 900 apprentices left uncertain of their future following the administration of Phones 4U, Jane Byford considers the legal position for learners, and also providers, in such a situation. Although the economy is recovering and most businesses are gradually making their way out of the recession, the risk of going into administration still remains, […]
Opinion
Apprenticeship funding reforms have been thrust back into the spotlight after government figures indicated the programme was heading for the second consecutive annual drop in the number of starts. Provisional data shows that in 2013/14 the number of all-age apprenticeship starts was 432,400, a 13 per cent fall from the comparable figures for 2012/13. Although […]
Jim Proudfoot looks at Ofqual plans for accreditation requirements. In order for a qualification to be offered in England it must have been accepted onto the Register of Regulated Qualifications to show that it is of a required standard and fit for purpose. Until now all these qualifications have had an “accreditation requirement”. This means […]
Skills Minister Nick Boles has admitted to being “nervous” about proposed employer cash contributions towards apprenticeship training costs. Addressing the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) autumn conference in Birmingham last week, Mr Boles acknowledged employers already contributed to their apprenticeship programmes in “a million ways”. And he said he was still considering whether […]
The National Society of Apprentices (NSOA) has called for a childcare funding scheme that hands out up to £8,400 a-year to young adults in FE extended to apprentices. The group — launched by the National Union of Students (NUS) in March, as reported at the time by FE Week (pictured) — gathered views from 50 […]
All-age apprenticeships starts fell by 13 per cent last year according to provisional government data released this morning. The figures, published in the Statistical First Release (SFR), suggest that the number of people starting apprenticeships has dropped for the second year running. In 2013/14 the number of apprenticeship starts was provisionally put at 432,400 [click […]
The government will face calls for continued investment in FE and skills when sector leaders meet in Birmingham today. The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) will use its one-day autumn conference to release its updated 2015 general election manifesto, which calls on government to commit to continued investment in filling the skills gap. […]
