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
Adult education, Apprenticeships

First apprenticeship units limited to ‘strong’ providers

New guidance and draft funding rules provide detail on duration, age restrictions, assessment and payment model

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

New level 2 admin apprenticeship limited to under-25s

It is the first time an apprenticeship has been given an age restriction outside of level 7 apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Functional skills amend among DWP’s funding fixes 

Other rule changes in the works cover visas, subcontracting, completion payments and learning support reimbursements

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, ATC 2026

ATC 2026: DWP apprenticeships chief talks streamlining, units and assessment

Final details will come 'shortly' and released simultaneously to provide 'clarity about the future offer'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Awarding

Nostalgia is not a strategy to navigate assessment evolution

Mark Carney’s catchphrase applies as much to apprenticeships as Western powers in the Trump era – we must move...

Shane Chowen
Steve Smith
Apprenticeships

Level 2 admin apprenticeship sign off delayed again

Employers hope the standard will be available for delivery from this autumn after 6 years of lobbying

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Stop relying on day release to achieve apprenticeship growth

Structured block release of learners creates momentum, cohesion and results that day release can’t match

Jessica Hill
John Evans OBE