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Learners like them, teachers like them, employers like them. This is the message we are hearing from the field. Of course, not all teachers and not all providers are on board, but those that have grasped that the Functional Skills qualifications offer learners a better deal are beginning to develop a sense of excitement. But, […]
Opinion
Last year, I launched National Apprenticeship Week 2011 by saying that I wanted to create the biggest and best apprenticeships programme in our country’s history. Thanks to record Government investment, the commitment of British firms, tough measures to drive up standards and the hard work and dedication of FE & Skills professionals, I’m proud to […]
The first evidence session on an inquiry into apprenticeships will be held this week. On Thursday, the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee will welcome experts from different stages of the apprenticeship programme. Denis A Hird, chief executive of JTL Training, Alex Jackman, senior policy officer for the Forum of Private Business, and Graham […]
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Rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being linked to the axing of the education maintenance allowance (EMA). Latest data, released yesterday by the Department for Education (DfE), shows the proportion of 16-18 year-olds classified as being NEET increased by one per cent to 9.6 per cent in the […]
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Increasing the minimum age at which young people in England can leave education or training is an unsettling prospect. No-one can predict with absolute certainty how the further education (FE) sector will adapt to the implementation of mandatory participation up to the age of 17 next year. The Association of Colleges (AoC) held an event […]
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the last three months of 2011 increased on figures for 2010. Latest data, released today by the Department for Education (DfE), shows the proportion of 16-18 year-olds classified as being NEET increased by one per cent to 9.6 per cent in the fourth […]
The Deputy Prime Minister has revealed a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16 and 17 year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Nick Clegg said the government will be allocating £126 million to help more than 55,000 teenagers with no GCSES at A* to C. The […]
Subcontractors with an overall allocation of more than £100,000 have been listed for the first time by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). New data published today details more than 800 organisations and £434 million of public spending as of January 10, 2012. The agency says the list was generated following consultation with the sector and […]
Warrington Collegiate took on a new apprentice when Terry O’Neill (right), Leader of Warrington Borough Council visited for some hands-on experience during National Apprenticeship Week. Councillor O’Neill took a master class in bricklaying from Daryl Delooze, a 19 year-old apprentice from Orford, followed by a plumbing workshop with encouragement from apprentices Tom Spencer (19) and […]
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