Apprenticeships

Join apprenticeships minister role between DfE and Treasury, says think tank

Report also calls for SMEs to be funded for off-the-job training hours for apprentices under 25

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Funding obstinacy is killing off apprenticeships that are crucial to our economy

The HGV & Bus and Coach Standards Trailblazer Group has been working with IfATE to rectify a serious funding...

JL Dutaut
Karen Bailey
Apprenticeships

Reinvigorating the apprenticeship brand isn’t all about funding – but that would help too

We need to see an uplift in the separate funding rate, writes Sue Pittock, but there’s plenty more that...

JL Dutaut
Sue Pittock
Apprenticeships, Long read, net zero, Skills reform

Chris Claydon, CEO, JTL

Chris Claydon has a biography better suited to James Bond than to the chief executive of a training provider...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Long read

1 in 10 established apprenticeships fail to recruit a single apprentice

Employers speak out about "risk averse" training providers and "complex processes" preventing apprenticeship recruitment

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Long read, Skills reform

Investigation: Why care training is in crisis, and the solutions are falling short

The social care system is at breaking point with more than 165,000 vacancies. The government wants more apprentices to...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships

DfE issues final call for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies

Department confirms 'no plans' to open another application window after May 31

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

The minimum apprenticeship duration requires reform

Having every apprenticeship last at least a year keeps everything nice and neat for policymakers and trailblazers but comes...

JL Dutaut
Mark Bremner
Apprenticeships

Five join register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies after failed bids reconsidered

Five organisations pass new financial sustainability assessment to join register

Jason Noble
Jason Noble