Apprenticeships, Higher education

£40m fund launched to fix ‘market failures’ in degree apprenticeships

Unlike previous funds, providers new to degree apprenticeships can bid for a slice

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

DfE records £96m apprenticeship underspend in 2022-23

Just 4% of the total budget was handed back to Treasury

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Revealed: Funding band changes from IfATE’s ‘top’ 100 review… so far

59 apprenticeship reviews complete, but other 41 standards yet to be identified

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Retail apprenticeships provider ‘disappointed’ after Ofsted grade 4

Inspectors critiqued Northern Training Academy’s ‘poor’ training to big-name retailers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

6% of apprenticeship providers eligible for ‘ludicrous’ expert group

Leaders hit out at DfE's 'dangerous' pilot name and strict criteria that excludes most providers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

DfE to appoint ‘expert’ apprenticeship training providers

Stringent criteria will eliminate many of the largest from applying

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

‘Outstanding’ provider exits apprenticeships and bootcamps

'Market attractiveness' forces Avado to switch focus to AI

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Our apprenticeships system needs to adapt to become sustainable

Apprenticeships are increasingly challenging to deliver but some simple changes could shore up our system, writes Graham Hasting-Evans

JL Dutaut
Graham Hasting-Evans
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted ‘outstanding’ hat-trick for Premier League apprenticeship provider

‘Ambitious’ Football Association Premier League Limited praised for ‘high expectations’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein