DfE agrees ‘transitional period’ for new off the job policy Four-month grace period for 39 apprenticeships with revised off-the-job training hours follows sector concerns
UK withdraws entries from WorldSkills after DfE grant cut The Education and Training Foundation and the Careers and Enterprise Company have also been told to economise
Turing Scheme funding cut by 29%, DfE reveals £78 million made available for extended year of Turing scheme
Seven findings from DfE’s third FE workforce data release Figures from over 1,300 colleges and providers were collected in 2023-24
IFS: ‘Intense pressure’ to come for further education budgets The government faces tough choices about how to spread likely funding reductions
Days of DfE adult ed procurement could be over The department hasn’t ruled out taking an ‘alternative commissioning approach’ to the current contract
Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy The DfE still hasn’t released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers
Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic