Skills Bill Becomes Law

New laws have been passed today through the Skills and Post-16 Education Act that will help transform the skills and training landscape and level up opportunities across the country. As the Skills and Post-16 Education Act received royal assent. Skills to support the...

Skills Minister IFATE Speech Pulls No Punches

The skills minister has told the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to help boost apprenticeship starts among young people, including by reviewing level 2 and 3 programmes to ensure they “meet the needs of career starters”. Alex Burghart also...

Ofsted Publishes New 5 Year Strategy

Ofsted has today (26 April) published a new strategy for the next five years (2022 – 2027). The new strategy includes a review of how it inspects FE & Skills and states that it will inspect every college to check it’s meeting skills needs. An introduction to the...

Two Perspectives on Apprenticeships

Two articles that give an analysis of aspects of apprenticeships. The first from Anna Clarke, Group Director: Employer Engagement and Partnerships at MK College Group looks at the Apprenticeship Levy how it is working and how it could be improved especially regarding...