Apprenticeships

Apprentice assessment alternatives shelved by DfE

'Expert' provider pilot flexibilities and outcomes also kept under wraps

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Priority employers consulted on growth and skills levy

New skills quango seeks views on what non-apprenticeship training should be funded

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Level 7 at the crossroads: lessons from solicitor apprenticeships

Solicitor apprenticeships prove such higher-level courses deliver a range of social and economic benefits in line with government ambitions

JL Dutaut
Charles Peter
Apprenticeships

Industry and FE must collaborate to make levy reform work

The growth and skills levy’s increased flexibility presents potential drawbacks as well as benefits

JL Dutaut
Annelee Roscoe
Apprenticeships, Long read

Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback

Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

We’ll lose apprentices due to Reeves’ tax and wage rise, say bosses

Most salon owners say they plan to cut back on hiring

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, skills minister suggests

'Honest' Jacqui Smith says cuts will be 'more than people hope' as she also defends Skills England's independence and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Multicultural Apprenticeship Award winners 2024 revealed

A record number of finalists and guests celebrated 30 winning apprentices, training providers and employers at this evening's ceremony...

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships, Budget 2024

Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £7.55

New rate will apply from April 2025, chancellor set to announce at tomorrow’s budget

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel