devolution | FE Week - Part 7

Nescot’s Julie Kapsalis, the rebel with a big heart

FE has been a sideways move for Julie Kapsalis. But after a career in business development and PR – most notably for the darts industry – the acting principal and chief executive of North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) now has her target set on putting FE at the heart of the local skills […]

Andy Street reveals ‘deeper devolution’ hopes under trailblazer deal

With a landmark new devolution deal due any day, West Midlands mayor Andy Street tells what he plans to do with more skills powers Andy Street is poised to sign a devolution deal that will make him the most powerful Tory mayor in England. It will add to a string of achievements for the former […]

Expanded North East devolution deal to transfer AEB powers by 2024

North of Tyne Combined Authority will be replaced by new authority covering both sides of the Tyne

AEB funding rates to increase in West Midlands

Adult education budget funding will increase by 10 per cent in the West Midlands to help providers with rising costs, the combined authority has announced

Norfolk and Suffolk obtain adult education budget powers in devolution deal

Deals for the counties are also expected to include involvement in skills

Cornwall secures adult education and skills powers in £360m devolution deal

Mayoral county deal will see devolution of AEB by 2025

Liverpool City Region targets over 50s for apprenticeships

Combined authority says it could help those who have been made redundant, the unemployed and career changers

‘No, madam minister’: Street slams Jenkyns’ devo-sceptic remarks

The skills minister should be ‘spoken to’ by the chief whip for questioning adult skills devolution, according to west midlands mayor.

What to expect under plans for adult education devolution across England

Adult education budgets and skills improvement plan involvement are among powers to transfer to local areas