News

Brokerage of apprenticeship funding to be banned next year

The use of public funds to pay brokers’ fees will be banned, thanks to an award-winning FE week investigation...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Autumn statement: £200m levy pot reduction forecast by Treasury

Fresh concerns have been raised about apprenticeship funding in England, after predictions on what the levy would raise were...

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Autumn statement: Hammond approves 10p apprentice minimum wage rise

The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise from £3.40 per hour to £3.50 – a bigger increase than...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

How does the directory of apprenticeship training providers work?

Last month, the government launched its directory of apprenticeship training providers, part of the raft of reforms coming in...

FE Week
FE Week
News

Government adviser criticises full-time vocational courses

The whole notion of full-time vocational courses has been “challenged” by the man who chairs the Apprenticeship Delivery Board,...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

Apprenticeship figures: Are colleges skipping lunch?

There’s nothing wrong with colleges not providing apprenticeships, unless it threatens their future viability, says Ben Verinder Recent figures...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Apprenticeships aren’t the only answer

A system of any extreme is unlikely to deliver the right outcomes for individuals, employers or the economy, says...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Dear minister, it’s time to come clean on apprenticeships cuts

With the government attempting to hide or downplay the scale of their funding cuts, there is a huge gulf...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

It’s all about apprenticeships: what are colleges waiting for?

Colleges are sadly still proving themselves to be out of step with the seismic shift in funding priorities towards...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford