AAC2022, Apprenticeships

Students are keen on apprenticeships, but still need earlier guidance

Among current undergraduate applicants, almost half expressed an interest in apprenticeships, writes Clare Marchant As part of FE Week’s...

Jess Staufenberg
Clare Marchant
AAC2022, Apprenticeships

Can we reduce learner dropout without increasing trainer workload?

Training managers end up struggling with caseloads due to the volume of reporting required, writes Brad Tombling The training...

Jess Staufenberg
Brad Tombling
AAC2022, Apprenticeships

As a boss of an independent apprenticeship provider, my hands are tied

FE colleges have access to capital and bailout funding, but independent providers are largely ignored, writes Iain Elliott At...

Jess Staufenberg
Iain Elliott
Apprenticeships

Employer groups call on Sunak to reform levy funds in his spring statement

Many levy-paying businesses have found it challenging to use for their training needs

Will Nott
Will Nott
Apprenticeships, Inclusion

DfE’s ‘bizarre’ BAME apprenticeships strategy

Plans to strengthen ethnic minority representation in campaign imagery and make use of 'influencers'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Careers guidance still prioritises university routes over apprenticeships, new research finds

The Sutton Trust has also found gaps in careers advice and guidance support on offer to state school students...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Unfair: Large apprenticeship providers ‘disproportionately penalised’ by new ESFA rule

Agency to penalise providers for more than 100 withdrawals or delayed completions

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

The 3 top challenges to unlocking prison apprenticeships

Practical issues still remain to be worked through, writes Peter Cox “One huge benefit that apprenticeships would provide is...

Jess Staufenberg
Peter Cox