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Logistics assessment body acquired by VTCT

VTCT has bolstered its EPA operation by acquiring Skills for Logistics

Training firm rated ‘inadequate’ kept contract despite sexual harassment reports

The provider has now “established a culture of safeguarding”, Ofsted said.

Care apprenticeships could be in line for bigger funding boost, and more from SEG conference

Ofsted also revealed it is reviewing the implementation of the education inspection framework

Qube unable to pay £3m to creditors after collapse

The large training provider suddenly closed at the end of March

Chris Claydon, CEO, JTL

Chris Claydon has a biography better suited to James Bond than to the chief executive of a training provider for building service engineers. He has flown Apache military helicopters, briefed cabinet ministers on evacuations from the Arab Spring uprisings, and helped save lives by designing countermeasures to the roadside bombs used in Afghanistan. Oh, and […]

Investigation: Why care training is in crisis, and the solutions are falling short

The social care system is at breaking point with more than 165,000 vacancies. The government wants more apprentices to fill the gaps but, as Jessica Hill reports, it’s a tough market for providers The severely disabled man who has no one to cook him dinner. The daughter who can’t get respite from her father’s dementia. […]

Degree-level apprenticeship spending hit half a billion last year

Costly courses swallowed a fifth of DfE’s budget in 21/22

Why apprenticeships can be key to supporting learners with SEND into employment

We need to better understand potential barriers if we are to attract more apprentices with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), explains Suzanne Slater, Director of Operations for Apprenticeships at the educational charity and leader in vocational and technical learning NCFE. When it comes to providing opportunities for learners with SEND to find jobs, as […]

Apprenticeships could make medicine careers more accessible and cheaper – but the stakes are high if it goes wrong

Expanding degree apprenticeships is a hot political priority, with an ambition for them to widen access to a variety of top professions. With huge investment going in to create apprentice doctors, Jessica Hill finds out if the model will really work