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Apprentices’ pay could rise by almost 40 per cent if a plan by Business Secretary Vince Cable is approved. Dr Cable has announced his recommendation to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) that the minimum wage for first year apprentices should rise to £3.79 per hour — the same level as the current rate for 16 […]
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Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for guaranteed access to the National Citizen Service will not be backed up with extra funding, the Conservative Party has conceded. In his speech to the Tory Party conference in Birmingham, he pledged to guarantee a place on the holiday learning scheme for every 16 and 17-year-old in England were […]
Plans to introduce mandatory employer cash contributions for apprenticeships could be scrapped, Skills Minister Nick Boles has indicated. In his first interview with FE Week since his appointment in July, Mr Boles said that while routing funding through employers was “non-negotiable,” he hinted that the cash contribution element of the proposals might not be introduced […]
At least 10 FE and skills sector providers could be involved with the new National College for High Speed Rail, FE Week can reveal. The government announced on Wednesday (October 1) that the new college, set to open in 2017, would be located across two sites in Doncaster and Birmingham, with its HQ in the […]
The apprenticeship minimum wage could rise by 23 per cent if Labour wins next year’s general election. The party has clarified its position on the rate for apprenticeships, which went up to £2.73 per hour on Wednesday (October 1). A party spokesperson told FE Week that under its plans, he would “expect” the Low Pay […]
The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail has been revealed by the government. It will be located Doncaster and Birmingham, with its HQ at the West Midlands site, providing specialist vocational training at level four and above for engineers working on the £50bn High Speed 2 (HS2) line that will link […]
Jobcentre Plus will provide careers advice to learners as young as 15, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has announced. He revealed plans for Jobcentre staff to work with schools for the first time during his speech to the Conservative Party conference today. He said the changes would mean that, for the first time, […]
The Conservatives will increase the number of apprenticeships from 2m to 3m in the next Parliament funded by cuts to benefits for young people, David Cameron has announced. The Prime Minister has revealed plans to stop childless 18 to 21-year-olds from claiming housing benefit and withdraw their jobseeker’s allowance if they don’t find work in […]
Labour leader Ed Miliband’s 2014 conference address has prompted FE and skills sector questions about figures behind his pledge to bring the number of apprenticeship starts up in line with those at university. In his speech in Manchester on Tuesday, Mr Miliband said he wanted the same number of school-leavers to go on to apprenticeships […]
