Apprenticeships

Ditching level 7 apprenticeships saves £240m, MPs told

Spending figures from 2017 to 2024 revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

ITP apprentice market share hits new heights and more from 23/24

Full-year apprenticeship data has been released. Here's what you need to know

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

DfE contract change sparks apprenticeship axe worry 

New apprenticeship provider agreement clause leads to demands for clarity

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, skills

32 ‘new’ homebuilding skills hubs to ‘fast-track’ apprentice training

Locations of the hubs are yet to be confirmed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Apprentice assessment alternatives shelved by DfE

'Expert' provider pilot flexibilities and outcomes also kept under wraps

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Priority employers consulted on growth and skills levy

New skills quango seeks views on what non-apprenticeship training should be funded

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Level 7 at the crossroads: lessons from solicitor apprenticeships

Solicitor apprenticeships prove such higher-level courses deliver a range of social and economic benefits in line with government ambitions

JL Dutaut
Charles Peter
Apprenticeships

Industry and FE must collaborate to make levy reform work

The growth and skills levy’s increased flexibility presents potential drawbacks as well as benefits

JL Dutaut
Annelee Roscoe
Apprenticeships, Long read

Gripped by fear of a special needs cash clawback

Most apprenticeship providers don’t claim apprentice support funding due to complexity and worries a mistake could wreck their finances,...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill