Apprenticeships

Size matters when it comes to apprenticeships

By introducing apprenticeship units alongside shorter duration apprenticeships, the government may have stumbled onto a rare thing - a...

Jessica Hill
Rob May
Apprenticeships

Civil service misses own apprenticeships goal

New FOI data also shows government failed to hire enough apprentices from disadvantaged backgrounds

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships can staff from front desk to the front line of digital

Apprenticeships give businesses a cost-effective way to upskill admin workers into digital and social media roles

Jessica Hill
Lexie Cheesewright
Long read, Training Providers

Her PET project

For 30 years Fleur Sexton has led training provider PET-Xi, with its staff of largely neurodiverse leaders and can-do...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Let’s ensure that apprenticeship reform doesn’t set us back a decade

A lack of detail about upcoming reforms means skills sector partners are not speaking with one voice

Jessica Hill
Sarah Beale
Apprenticeships

Revealed: DfE’s special payments to providers after funding blunder

Wheels in motion for convoy of claims after unprecedented payouts

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Lindsay Conroy appointed Association of Apprentices CEO

The former UCAS apprenticeships lead will replace Emily Rock

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships

£100bn digital ID contract is a Blair faced lie, says Multiverse

'We are not an app provider, even for £100 billion...'

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Achievement rate is a broken metric. It’s time to judge apprenticeships by pass rates

For too long, achievement rates have distorted what quality in apprenticeships really means, punishing providers who take risks and...

Jessica Hill
Daniel Waterhouse