Skills reform

Tackling the problem of employer demand for reskilling

Employer demand can no longer drive skills strategy from the position of customer. They must be brought on as...

JL Dutaut
Irena Grugulis
Colleges, Funding, Skills reform

16-19 base rate to rise by just 2.2% from August 2023

Colleges to receive an extra £100 per head in next academic year

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Careers education, Skills reform

Beefed up Baker clause comes into force

Schools must now provide students with at least six 'encounters' with FE providers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

New ‘simpler’ skills funding model delayed

Changes to skills funding for adults and a new set of community learning objectives have been put back to...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

IfATE unveils plans to integrate professional qualifications with EPAs

A 10-week consultation on proposals has been launched

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Skills reform

Level 3 reform: Ministers must step back from the precipice

Ministers are ignoring the risks inherent in their proposed level 3 reform and pressing on based on bad advice,...

JL Dutaut
James Kewin
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
Politics, Skills reform

Keegan boasts old FE funding boost in message to education sector

It comes a week after FE was ignored in the chancellor’s education cash splash

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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