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We can do it, say Fashion Enter apprentices

Budding designers in London are saying “We can do it!” in a bid to encourage young people to take up apprenticeships. Apprentices at Fashion Factory, Fashion Enter, are part of a campaign to mark the opening of applications for Creative Skillset’s new higher level apprenticeship in fashion and textiles. Kristen Lucas, 19, a current Fashion […]

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A capital in crisis?

Tumbling inspection grades over the last two years have begged the question ‘is London learning?’ Chris Henwood looks at what’s happening to the capital’s big colleges. Are London colleges failing city learners? It’s a simple, but critical question based on a “worrying” trend in Ofsted judgements over the last two years. Of the nine inspections […]

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Work hard, play harder

The Industry Apprentice Council with FE Minister Matthew Hancock.  From left: Louis Chinea, 24, Jonathan Sixsmith, 22, Drew Reidy, 20, Sam Dutton, 19, Matthew Hancock MP, David Ferguson, 21, Jordan Philips, 18, Sam Ball, 20, Jack Stearn, 19, Natalie Harris, 18, Elizabeth Moffatt, 19, James Turner, 24, John O’Driscoll and Hal Willis, both 20 Thirteen […]

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Warning over Heseltine’s single funding pot for LEPs

Lord Heseltine’s proposal to hand-over the entire skills budget to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) could become a reality with the government having launched informal discussions. The Association of Colleges (AoC) and Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have both been in talks with the government about LEPs, and both expressed opposition. A BIS spokesperson […]

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Apprenticeships 16-18 fall hits finances

Providers underdelivered on 16 to 18 apprenticeships by more than £61m last year, newly-released Skills Funding Agency figures have revealed. The agency’s final allocation for under 19 apprentices stood at £783m in June — but providers missed the target by almost 8 per cent. The numbers come just a week after the latest Statistical First […]

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Provider goes under following ‘clawbacks’

A Liverpool-based provider that trained around 700 learners has gone into administration, putting 70 jobs at risk. Scientiam appointed administrators from Mazars LLP on Monday, February 4. It held a £2.5m contract with the Skills Funding Agency and had up to five subcontractors. A statement issued by Mazars, which is looking for organisations to take […]

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SFA demands subcontractor deals go online

Tough new rules forcing prime contractors to go public with information on their deals with providers are to be introduced by the Skills Funding Agency. See paragraphs 342 to 346 on pages 79 to 81 in the Funding Rules 2013/14. Regulations that will come into force from August will require primes to publish details of their […]

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Alarm as under-19 apprenticeship figures fall

The number of under 19 apprenticeships has fallen for the first time in three years — and figures indicate the slide could get worse. The latest Statistical First Release shows there were 1,800 fewer 16 to 18-year-old apprenticeship starts last year than in 2010/11 – a 1.4 per cent fall. And provisional figures for the […]

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Government response ‘frustrates’

The government last week published its response to the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee report on apprenticeships. Committee chair Adrian Bailey MP examines the response. Apprenticeships can play a pivotal role in creating the skilled workforce necessary for economic growth. I welcome the government’s agreement with this main thrust of our report. The Richard […]

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