V Levels and the new Level 2 pathways remain broadly unchanged, but there’s more than meets the eye to this response document ...

Preventing young people becoming NEET is not achieved through a single initiative; it requires sustained partnership with ...

A long-awaited level 2 administration assistant apprenticeship will only be available to learners aged under 25. Work and ...

Funding axe will also kick in immediately for providers with no recorded starts on affected standards in 2024-25 and 2025-26 ...

A limited group of “strong” apprenticeship providers will be eligible to deliver the first apprenticeship units when they launch next month, the government has announced. Offi ...

Apprenticeship starts have fallen across the board, with uptake for under 25s dropping by 40 per cent in the last decade. Fewer than half of new apprenticeships are currently taken up by young people, ...

Interesting fact: Ross used to compete in triathlons and completed 13 half iron man distance tris. These days it’s more padel, golf, and watching rugby!

Team leader is the most popular apprenticeship to lose funding. Approved for delivery in 2016, it clocked 12,670 starts in the last full academic year (2024-25) across 450 training providers. Only 80 ...

Announced during Colleges Week, our inquiry will put adult education in the spotlight and explore five key areas: economic growth, skills and workforce needs, social mobility and inclusion, health, ...

The new youth jobs grants will pay businesses £3,000 for each unemployed young person aged 18 to 24 they hire. To be eligible, the young person will have to have been claiming universal credit for six ...

Popular BTECs and other applied general qualifications have been granted another funding extension as part of a “sustainable” ...

A “tick-box” culture at many UK employers means health and safety training is prioritised over productivity-boosting skills, ...