Public opinion favours spending on apprenticeships above all other education sub-sectors, polling shared exclusively with FE ...

Shortening the minimum time to complete an apprenticeship to eight months risks pushing England further adrift of other ...

The idea that the areas to be focused on will be determined in part by leaders’ improvement priorities is an interesting idea ...

Amendments to delay full rollout of Skills England likely to be overturned as MPs prepare to debate Skills England ...

If it works, the change, due to be fully rolled out in August 2026, should see an end to so-called “ data match errors “. These occur when data about an apprentice submitted by a training provider on ...

Training providers will soon be allowed to sign off on parts of their own apprentices' assessments in a government drive to ...

Three trailblazer apprenticeships in key shortage occupations will enable us to pioneer shorter apprenticeships, with green ...

FE is often viewed as the less glamorous sibling of Higher Education (HE). But recent shifts in the education landscape ...

Financial literacy should be embedded into curriculum, not treated as an optional extra. That way, every young person ...

The last ten years has seen a gold rush of global private equity (PE) companies seeking to make the most of the opportunities presented by the apprenticeship levy by pouring their money into England’s ...

Good riddance to functional skills qualifications in adult apprenticeships – it’s been putting off learners and employers in their droves ...

The ability to communicate in the most commonly-used language where you live and the ability to understand quantities and use ...