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

But the union has been criticised for also balloting teachers in academised sixth form colleges not involved in the dispute ...

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

Functional skills are no longer a requirement for adults, but Heather Akehurst says functional skills should still play a key ...

It’s clear that some current apprentices don’t need the full 12 months to do their apprenticeship and that some employers are ...

Phil Smith and David Bell named chair and vice chair respectively, while two senior civil servants will jobshare as CEO ...

Under current rules, apprentices must achieve level 1 English and maths functional skills qualifications if they are on a level 2 apprenticeship and did not pass the subjects at GCSE. Similarly, if a ...