From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know
2024年10月10日 · Skills minister Jacqui Smith introduced a 12-page bill in the House of Lords yesterday which will transfer all of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE) powers to the Department for Education, paving the way for Skills England.. Here’s your trusty FE Week explainer on what’s in the bill, and what happens next:
Budget 2024: Lifelong learning entitlement delayed again
2024年10月30日 · The lifelong learning entitlement has been delayed again. Windows for student applications and course start dates for the flagship higher education scheme have been pushed back by a year in today’s Budget.
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Apprenticeship funding rules 2024/25: Changes you need to know …
2024年3月28日 · Additional learning support funding is set for reform and functional skills requirements for SEND apprentices will be relaxed next year, according to new proposed apprenticeship funding rules.. The Department for Education is also introducing a new subcontracting threshold and plans to review “more flexible approaches” to active learning.
Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed
2024年9月24日 · The prime minister has pledged to “rebalance” apprenticeship spending in favour of younger people by shortening the programmes and restricting employer levy investment on level 7 training.
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‘Stronger’ apprenticeship accountability measures revealed - FE …
2024年4月11日 · Controversial accountability thresholds that “unfairly penalised” larger training providers have been replaced in an update to the apprenticeship accountability framework.
Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull - FE Week
2024年5月16日 · Over 70 qualifications have passed the first cycle of a new “rigorous” approvals process and will survive the government’s controversial cull of level 3 courses.
DWP to merge Jobcentre Plus and National Careers Service - FE …
2024年7月11日 · The merger comes in line with the government’s new target to raise the employment rate to 80 per cent. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said earlier this week that the government’s main focus was creating “sustained economic growth” through reforming the skills system and tackling economic inactivity.
ESFA to close in March 2025 - feweek.co.uk
2024年9月11日 · The government’s education funding agency will be closed down next year, the education secretary has announced.. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will be “integrated into the core Department for Education” by the end of March 2025.