Opinion

Flaws in the benefits system are holding apprentices back

Cruelties in the way much-needed welfare is handed out to NEET families is preventing their children from social mobility,...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

Charity set to announce purchase of People 1st

UPDATE: The Workforce Development Trust has confirmed the acquisition of People 1st. However, the Institute for Apprenticeships has said...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Apprenticeship qualifications: no uptake under new rules

No employer groups have taken advantage of the Institute for Apprenticeships’ new rules for including qualifications in apprenticeships, FE...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Apprenticeship payments system breakdown finally ‘resolved’

The government claims to have finally fixed its malfunctioning apprenticeship payments reporting system, more than two weeks after it...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Apprenticeship end-point assessment crisis exposed

The Institute for Apprenticeships has rejected concerns about apprentices being unable to graduate – accusing people who raise them...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
Opinion

What lessons can we learn from end-point assessments?

End-point assessment is a vital part of any apprenticeship, and Thomas Burton explains how to get it right. The...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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More traineeships are leading to apprenticeships

The proportion of young people who complete a traineeship and move on to an apprenticeship has risen but it...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

Why are apprenticeship drop-out rates so high?

Jisc’s Paul Feldman argues that to boost completion rates, we first need to understand why apprentices are dropping out...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
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First early Ofsted monitoring visit of apprenticeship newcomer warns training ‘not fit for purpose’

The first of a new wave of Ofsted’s early-monitoring visit reports on newcomers to the apprenticeship market has been...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord