Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievements drop leaves most providers in scope for intervention

Over half of training providers "need improvement" or "at risk" as overall achievement rates fall

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Training Providers

‘Heart-break’ as Qube Learning ceases trading

Over 200 staff and 3,500 learners impacted by sudden closure

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Training Providers

Scores of jobs set to be lost at England’s largest apprenticeship provider

'Strategic review' of Lifetime Training's cost base 'directs resources towards areas of highest demand'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, SEND

Everyone gains from a supported apprenticeship  – not just students with SEND

I’m pleased others see my success as an inspiration, says Joshua Earnshaw-Potts, but apprenticeships could allow many more to...

JL Dutaut
Joshua Earnshaw-Potts
Apprenticeships

Norfolk shows the solutions to national apprenticeship challenges are local

Locally brokered bespoke financial and practical support for SMEs have seen Norfolk buck the trend on youth and level...

JL Dutaut
Katy Dorman
Apprenticeships, Politics

Labour pledges review of functional skills rules

The Labour shadow skills minister says he agrees with training providers' concerns about the current English and maths requirements...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

End point assessment data will finally be public, watchdog says

Ofqual will release end point assessment outcome data for the first time later this year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Our skills system is a long way from meeting the economy’s needs

The levy and other reforms have failed to deliver an apprenticeships system that works for those who need it...

JL Dutaut
Graham Hasting-Evans
Apprenticeships

AAC 2023: We’re at a pivotal moment to reshape apprenticeships

The Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2023 might be over, but from functional skills to social mobility, there's a lot to...

Shane Chowen
Kirstie Donnelly