Apprenticeships

Lifetime Training taken over by ‘lenders’ amid ESFA investigation

England’s largest apprenticeship provider could be hit with £13.7m clawback

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Over 40 organisations removed from apprentice assessment register

Ofqual involvement in applications process bolsters regulation of end point assessment

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
AEB, Apprenticeships, Skills reform, Traineeships

8 interesting things we learned from today’s FE data drop

Traineeships and public sector apprenticeship target flops among the findings

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Bootcamps, HGV, Skills reform

Large HGV training provider goes bust blaming inadequate funding

Over 100 staff and 2,000 learners, mostly on bootcamps, affected

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Politics

Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £5.28 an hour

The 9.7% rise will take effect from April 2023

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

The apprentice minimum wage must be reviewed

Some argue raising the minimum wage poses too much risk but excluding disadvantaged learners is even riskier, writes John...

JL Dutaut
John Cope
Apprenticeships, Devolution

Liverpool City Region targets over 50s for apprenticeships

Combined authority says it could help those who have been made redundant, the unemployed and career changers

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Flexi-job apprentice agencies pull out of scheme after a few months

Another key player has warned the scheme is too expensive to deliver

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Why do so many apprentices drop out? New research offers answers

'First of its kind research' also compares outcomes and destinations of apprentices completers and non-completers

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter