Redundancy shouldn’t spell end of an apprenticeship dream Scotland’s Adopt an Apprentice scheme kept many of those who lost their jobs on track, providing a blueprint we can all learn from
Weir ‘outstanding’ again after rare double Ofsted inspection Training provider successfully challenged provisional grade ‘in the pursuit of fairness and accuracy’
‘Less ambitious’ nursing apprenticeships pledge criticised New target comes ahead of a ‘refreshed’ NHS workforce plan later this year
College-run ITP awarded its own ‘outstanding’ The feat means all parts of a West Mids college group now hold Ofsted’s top grade
Training provider to close after 40 years following damning Ofsted report Managing director blasts ‘unfair’ inspection which found ‘ineffective’ safeguarding
Labour think tank’s radical plan to tackle apprenticeship levy’s ‘abject failure’ Give SMEs ’skin in the game’ by making more employers pay the charge, ban graduates, end the Treasury top-slice and lump in the immigration skills charge among suggestions
First ‘technical excellence colleges’ named in £100m construction skills drive Colleges in every region of England will lead new hubs to train 40,000 workers by 2029
Apprenticeship changes are a moment to refine, not rewind Reform can feel unsettling, but DfE’s apprenticeship assessment changes aren’t something to fear. They’re something to shape.
Level 7 apprenticeship cuts are death blow for HE and social mobility The axing of Level 7 apprenticeships funding doesn’t just strip HEIs of critical revenue – it destroys hard-won industry links and leaves skills gaps gaping wider