Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships for under-19s still sinking

Foundation apprenticeships grew slightly but overall youth apprenticeships fall

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Level 7 apprenticeships spiked 345% in final two months

Fresh figures show over 1 in 10 new apprenticeships were level 7 in the first half of this year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievement rate falls just short of 67% target

Work and pensions secretary praises 'good result' as 2024-25 rate hits 65.4%, but urges sector to exceed 70% 'in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

We must measure what matters in this new era of AI upskilling

While the government is finally starting to meet apprenticeship needs on AI, outdated assessment measures risk holding back progress...

Jessica Hill
Euan Blair
Apprenticeships

Battery apprenticeship unit added after ‘rapid’ employer consultation

It comes a week after the first batch of 7 apprenticeships units was announced

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship units funding model is ‘stacked against providers’ 

Officials warn training firms that funding could be withdrawn with just four weeks' notice

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Civil servants raced to beat their own level 7 apprenticeship deadline

'Contradictory' government behaviour contributed to level 7 starts rush before funding ended in January

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship budget to rise to £3.3bn amid savings scramble

Allocation for 2026-27 will increase by 5.8% - but Treasury top-slice still hits £700m

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DWP caps new starts on defunded apprenticeships to stop recruitment rush

Funding axe will also kick in immediately for providers with no recorded starts on affected standards in 2024-25 and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden