Apprenticeships, Ofsted

‘Almost all’ B&M apprentices left training, Ofsted finds

Inspectors rates large retailer B&M apprenticeship programme as ‘inadequate’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Engineering training provider scoops another ‘outstanding’

Inspectors praise TTE Training's 'highly ambitious curriculum' and 'relentless' focus on safeguarding

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Adult education, Devolution

West Mids to fund ‘study programmes’ for young adults

Young adults to benefit from a raft of measures set to boost the number of level 3 qualifications in...

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Long read

A break with tradition: the crafts fighting for survival

The biggest losers in the government’s mission to boost apprenticeships are traditional crafts for whom the term “apprenticeship” was...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Nearly 1 in 6 clinical training places to be offered as apprenticeships by 2028

NHS workforce plan commits to triple the number of apprentice nurses and boost medical degree apprenticeships

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted slams apprenticeship provider for training ‘more akin to CPD’

Inspectors said apprentices already had experience of the sector so shouldn’t be eligible for apprenticeship funding

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships

IfATE promises review of occupational standards

Standards set for review include those where updates are "needed" to support emerging skills

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Long read, Qualifications, Skills reform

Destination defund: the fight to save travel and tourism courses

High-profile workforce shortages in the travel industry haven’t stopped the government’s plans to defund rafts of popular courses. Jessica...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Logistics assessment body acquired by VTCT

VTCT has bolstered its EPA operation by acquiring Skills for Logistics

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein