Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told

Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six 'mandatory encounters' from FE and apprenticeship providers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships, T Levels

Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements

The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

£8m fund to expand degree apprenticeships announced

But officials are yet to flesh out what the funding can be used for

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprentice feedback to trigger provider intervention

'Education is not an Amazon purchase', warns college boss

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Why parents are the barrier to apprenticeship uptake

The challenge to apprenticeship uptake is the stigma of the route for parents, writes Ben Hansford In the UK,...

Jess Staufenberg
Ben Hansford
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship funding at risk for slow progress drop-outs

But providers are up in arms about the bureaucracy of the 'impractical' new rule

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

ESFA finally launches Tripadvisor-style feedback feature for apprentices

Apprentices can now give anonymous feedback and the results will appear on Find Apprenticeship Training

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Sharon Blyfield, head of early careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Sharon Blyfield, head of early careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, finished her BTEC at college and rose to the...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Apprenticeships

SME cap on apprenticeship starts reset again to 0

The decision follows mounting pressure from the sector

Billy Camden
Billy Camden