Apprenticeships

DWP caps new starts on defunded apprenticeships to stop recruitment rush

Funding axe will also kick in immediately for providers with no recorded starts on affected standards in 2024-25 and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Reclaiming apprenticeships for the next generation

Apprenticeships were designed to give young people their first step into skilled work. After a decade of declining youth...

Jessica Hill
Praful Nargund
Ofsted

First FE provider to receive Ofsted’s lowest new grade

Adult care apprenticeship provider rated ‘urgent improvement’ due to 20% achievement rate

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Opinion

Minimum wage makes 16-year-old apprentices too pricey to employ

With apprenticeship starts for young people at historic lows, it’s time to consider that well-intentioned policy decisions may have...

Jessica Hill
John Laramy
ATC 2026

Apprenticeships and Training Awards winners 2026 revealed

Nineteen organisations named award-winners for exceptional work in training apprentices

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Young people

Reeves hints at more NEET reforms in spring statement

Estimates of young people out of work and training grew by 11,000 to 957,000 in the last three months...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Level 2 admin apprenticeship sign off delayed again

Employers hope the standard will be available for delivery from this autumn after 6 years of lobbying

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Stop relying on day release to achieve apprenticeship growth

Structured block release of learners creates momentum, cohesion and results that day release can’t match

Jessica Hill
John Evans OBE
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship reform may save money now but cost growth later

Ministers’ proposals risk undermining leadership development, training infrastructure and employer engagement. A tiered co-investment model offers a smarter way...

Jessica Hill
Mark Bremner