Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship underspend shrinks to £11m in 2021/22

Fresh fears have been raised over future budget overspends

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Providers fail in high court to stop ‘draconian’ contract termination

Two providers argued it was 'unreasonable' for ESFA to end contracts based on disputed Ofsted reports

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Five ways to embrace new opportunities for apprenticeship inclusivity

Rupert Crossland sets out how new ESFA rules open up new opportunities to make apprenticeships more inclusive - and...

JL Dutaut
Rupert Crossland
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships: The new report that leaves Sunak exposed

The new PM likes to say apprenticeships are key to growth but the EDSK’s new report reveals how broken...

JL Dutaut
Simon Fipp and Annabel May
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

University that ramped up apprenticeships secures third ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

More than 2,000 apprentices have been recruited in the past four years

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Create new ‘national apprenticeship inspectorate’, says think tank

EDSK also calls for a minimum of 200 hours of off-the-job training to be face-to-face learning

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
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