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The sixth annual National Apprenticeship Week celebrates apprentices and the benefit for individuals, businesses and the economy.
Thousands of vocational courses could be dropped from college and school sixth-form performance tables as part of reforms to raise education standards, Skills Minister Matthew Hancock said today.
A new £6 million bursary fund will pay for 500 new graduates and employees to study Masters (MSc) level degrees in aerospace engineering.
Funding allocations to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
Speech at an event to thank college governors for their contribution to the further education sector.
Government proposes new programme to support young people in developing the skills needed for apprenticeships and jobs.
Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has set out plans for a new programme to equip young people with the skills to compete for apprenticeships and other jobs.
Details about a new scheme to allow 14- to 16-year-olds into further education (FE) colleges.
Government and industry figures give their reaction to an independent review into the future of apprenticeships.
'Promoting enterprise in college vocational courses' looks at 15 colleges who excel in teaching students enterprise-related skills.
Matthew Hancock talks about the important role further education has in the UK's education system and how the government will raise the standing of FE.
Education Minister Matthew Hancock announces that only the highest-quality vocational qualifications will continue to count in college and school sixth form performance tables.
Today (16 November 2012) Lord Carlile has submitted his review of the Edlington Case to Education Secretary Michael Gove.
A quarterly supplement to the FE and Skills newsletter (current edition URN 12/P87H). This issue focuses on the Learning and Skills Improvement…
The 'Ensuring quality in apprenticeships' report has been published by Ofsted today to look at apprenticeships in more detail.
Lord Hill speaks at the Studio Schools Trust conference.
Apprenticeship starts rose from 457,200 in 2010/11, at all levels, with particularly strong growth at advanced and higher levels. Skills…
Details about the recent opening of studio schools and university technical colleges in England.
Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) stand to benefit from a new scheme.
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