Government to set out plans for new growth and skills levy, including shorter apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships ...

Skills minister Jacqui Smith has urged the Treasury to acknowledge the “real issue” of staff pay in FE and VAT ahead of next ...

If you missed this important celebration of Black identity and culture, now's a great time to plan next year's ...

A specialist engineering apprenticeship training provider has gone bust, leaving behind debts of more than £350,000 to ...

Interesting fact: Alongside 20 years in FE, Mark also coaches semi-professional football teams. Having previously managed ...

Of course, employers have a role to play in closing the gender employment gap too. The pace of digital change means that ...

An awarding giant has called for a revival of skills councils for specific sectors in a new report that calls for a “once in ...

Some students with additional needs will be able to listen to white noise or music during their exams this year after new ...

Young people from low-income backgrounds deserve better than to be railroaded into poundshop English and maths just because ...

Levy-paying employers are far less likely to hire young apprentices compared to SMEs. Since the apprenticeship levy’s ...

In opposition, Labour vowed to reform the apprenticeship levy into a “growth and skills levy”. The original pledge said ...

ESFA is the second education-related quango to get the axe under the new Labour government. The Institute of Apprenticeships ...