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Teething problems with the Apprenticeship Levy are not the main reason for disappointing apprenticeship numbers, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). A 25%…

Former skills minster and current chair of the Education Select Committee, Rob Halfon MP, has called for GCSEs to be scrapped. The exams regulator Ofqual reports…

EEF represents some of the best manufacturing and engineering apprenticeship employers there are. Apprenticeships in our sector are very much the gold standard apprenticeships –…

Remember that final scene in the 1969 Michael Caine movie The Italian Job, the perfect heist has been pulled off, they’re driving off into the…

You’re never too old to learn, study or train. In fact, statistics show the number of mature students – those aged 21 or over –…

This article by Hilary Read looks at where to begin when planning a curriculum of vocational teaching and learning for the on-programme element of apprenticeship…

Louise Doyle, director of Mesma and senior associate at SDN, is calling for ‘new education communities of good practice’, unrestrained by the age or ability of the…

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will shake up data privacy regulations, but John Green, chief operating officer at training provider System Group, believes many in…

As final year students prepare to enter the workforce, Fresh Student Living compares the difference in salaries across various industries in the UK to reveal…

Back in 2016, Specsavers Apprenticeships used to be simple. An ‘entry’ level Apprenticeship for young people in our retail stores.  Whether you call it Foundation or…