Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

Halfon quizzed on levy funding gap, FSQ woes and 5% co-investment future

Skills minister also pressed on apprenticeship spending restriction discussions and EPA market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Post-16 education needs consensus (and better data)

New research shows signs of success in further education, but also a lack of clarity about inequalities and a...

JL Dutaut
Luke Sibieta
Skills reform

Destinations unknown: ILR data cut angers MCAs

Destination and progression submission requirement to end in 2024/25

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Want to be attractive as an employer? Be sustainable

Colleges have distinct advantages – and all the incentives in place – to develop their electric vehicle infrastructure

JL Dutaut
Jon Cummins
Skills reform

Where Greater Manchester leads, others will follow

Greater Manchester’s work towards an integrated technical education system has taken another exciting leap forward

JL Dutaut
Coral Grainger and Richard Caulfield
Colleges, Skills reform

DfE to introduce English and maths resit minimum hours and scrap 5% tolerance

'Wholly unhelpful' changes to condition of funding rules amid concerns over rising non-compliance

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

DfE promises to ‘streamline’ high-end principal salary sign-offs

Lengthy delays are impacting college boss recruitment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

Four recommendations to build construction’s workforce

Construction is under increasing pressures and a fragmented skills system is a barrier to meeting the challenges

JL Dutaut
Graham Hasting-Evans
Skills reform

A new centre for excellence is redefining how to tackle skills shortages

Regional partnerships between FE and HE like this could deliver much-needed momentum in addressing workforce gaps

JL Dutaut
Mandi Syrett