Apprenticeships

Achievement rate is a broken metric. It’s time to judge apprenticeships by pass rates

For too long, achievement rates have distorted what quality in apprenticeships really means, punishing providers who take risks and...

Jessica Hill
Daniel Waterhouse
Apprenticeships

Multiverse leads rivals with stellar apprenticeship revenue haul

Blair's provider rocketed up the ranks in 2023-24, while Paragon entered the top 10, new data shows

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Creative industries can’t thrive without apprenticeships

The UK’s creative industries outstrip aerospace and automotive combined, but a lack of highly skilled workers threatens to derail...

Jessica Hill
Professor David Mba and Professor Zey Suka-Bill
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Colleges, SEND, Skills reform, T Levels

FE ‘engine’ running on fumes as MPs call for funding and pay reforms

Education committee makes 40+ wide-ranging recommendations concluding its future of FE inquiry

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

‘World-class’ government apprenticeship app flops

Users hit with errors in government £1.2m app for apprentices

Shane Chowen
Bill Curtis
Apprenticeships

Landing apprenticeships is easier said than done for young people

Despite growing demand, the number of apprenticeships for under-19s is falling. It’s time for better signposting and support for...

Jessica Hill
Alice Gardner
Apprenticeships

Level 7 starts spike as employers race to beat funding axe

Early data shows one training provider has already recruited 1,000 more leadership apprentices

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Pair of Swiss-owned training providers suddenly close

Thousands of apprentices affected as Woodspeen Training and Jarvis Training Management announce insolvency

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Redundancy shouldn’t spell end of an apprenticeship dream 

Scotland’s Adopt an Apprentice scheme kept many of those who lost their jobs on track, providing a blueprint we...

Jessica Hill
James Kimble