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Apprenticeships for learners aged over 25 should be scrapped, says IPPR

Apprenticeships should be restricted to learners under the age of 25, according to researchers from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in a new book launched today. Proposals include increasing the funding for pre-apprenticeship training by applying an age limit to all apprenticeship starts. Tess Lanning, a research fellow at IPPR and Tony Dolphin, […]

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Apprenticeships in identity crisis at ‘real or rebrand’ debate

The definition, purpose and identity of apprenticeships was criticised heavily at the ‘Growth in Apprenticeships: real or rebrand?’ debate held in the House of Commons last week. More than eighty representatives from colleges, training providers and political parties discussed the rising number of apprentices aged 25 and above, and whether this was simply a ‘rebadging’ […]

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Look beneath the funding rates and ‘complification’ is everywhere

The Skills Funding Agency is very proud of themselves, and they will want to share their success. They will tell you repeatedly that in 2013/14 (assuming they still exist after the recently announced review) more than 7,000 different qualification rates will be just 30 (see table below right). This, they will say, is proof. That’s […]

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NCFE in partnership with Reed

An innovative collaboration between an employment and skills provider and a national awarding body will be unveiled this week. NCFE and Reed in Partnership say that the partnership will have a profound impact on how colleges support students from learning into the workplace. It is due to be officially revealed at this week’s Association of […]

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Provider owner also set-up awarding body

The owner of one of the UK’s largest and “fastest growing” vocational training providers has also created his own awarding body. Gerard Syddall is a company director and 95 per cent shareholder of Elmfield Training Ltd. As reported by FE Week in June and more recently in the TES magazine, Elmfield Training took more than […]

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Government gives go ahead to FE college merger

The merger of two further education (FE) colleges has been given the go-ahead. Stroud College and Filton College will, from February 1 next year, be legally known as South Gloucestershire and Stroud College after the proposed merger was agreed today by John Hayes MP, secretary of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning. Both […]

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Establish an FE newspaper? Where did that come from?!?

FE Week has been a remarkable journey for me, personally. I am all too aware that some college principals are confused about my intentions, and wonder where Nick ‘Meddling’ Linford will pop-up next. Now feels the right time to explain more about me and what FE Week is all about. I had wanted to set […]

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BIS Select Committee to launch enquiry into apprenticeships

An enquiry into apprenticeships will be launched by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the new year. Adrian Bailey MP, chairman of the committee, made the announcement at the ‘Real or Rebrand?’ apprenticeships debate, organised by FE Week, at the House of Commons last week. Although terms of reference for the enquiry […]

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Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow

“I always think the best test of a person is not when they’re winning; it’s how they recover from defeat and adversity,” says Rob Halfon. And he would know. It took him three attempts to win his seat in parliament. On his second go, he lost by just 87 votes. But the Harlow MP, best […]

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