Apprenticeships

Starts fell for most apprenticeships after ‘exceptional’ funding review

Care worker apprenticeships dived the most

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Long read

A DAY IN THE LIFE: Apprenticeship assessor

As debates about levies, funding rules and quangos rage on, assessors working for England’s 280 end-point assessment organisations quietly...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship starts grew in the month Labour took power

AELP says August and September stats more likely to show extent of perceived ‘slowdown’ as full-year 2023/24 starts flatline

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Ofqual

Ofqual issues £50k fine to EPAO but owner refuses to pay

Dormant awarding body claims it is being used as a ‘sacrificial lamb’ as regulator shows off ‘fining power’ to...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Long read

Solicitor apprenticeships on trial: can they survive level 7 cash cull?

As the government rethinking funding for level 7 apprenticeships, Jessica Hill cross-examines the promise of solicitor apprenticeships: are they...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

Turnaround job of a Lifetime at apprenticeship giant

An interview with CEO David Smith

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DfE ‘tore up AEB contract due to apprenticeship row’

Private provider owner also claims adult education payments were withheld as officials recovered clawback

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Labour must not endanger the independence of end-point assessments

Government must be mindful that the independence of assessments is essential to the quality and credibility of apprenticeships, writes...

JL Dutaut
Dame Julie Mellor
Apprenticeships, T Levels

Just over half of T Level students satisfied with course, DfE survey reveals

Most common reasons for apprentice dropouts and levels of OTJ compliance also revealed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor