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April 24, 2015

Achievements in level 2 and 3’s has declined since 2010

Steve Kirk Uncategorized Achievement, BIS, Department for Business, Drag Queen course, FE, FE colleges, Functional Skills, funny news, further education, ILP, ILPs, Innovation and Skills, intraining, job losses, Learning providers, Level 2s, Level 3s, Strange news, Success rates 0

Here you will find a brief overview of what’s been going on in the training world over the last week, as well as a completely random story that we hope you’ll enjoy as much as we did! ‘Achievement’ for levels two and three down since 2010 Level two and three “total achievement” […]

March 27, 2015

16 to 18 providers ‘missed out on £1.2bn’ since 2010

Steve Kirk Uncategorized 24+ Advanced Learning Loans, 24+ loans, Advanced Learner Loans, Advanced Learning Loans, BIS, Department for Business, FE, FE colleges, FE Loans, FE Providers, further education, HE, higher education, Innovation and Skills, Nick Boles 0

Here you will find a brief overview of what’s been going on in the training world over the last week, as well as a completely random story that we hope you’ll enjoy as much as we did! 16 to 18 providers ‘missed out on £1.2bn’ since 2010 An extra £1.2bn could have […]

March 27, 2015

24+ Loans plans put on hold until spending review

Steve Kirk Uncategorized 24+ Advanced Learning Loans, 24+ loans, Advanced Learning Loans, BIS, Department for Business, FE Loans, Innovation and Skills, Nick Boles 1

A two-month consultation was launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in June to look at making the FE loans system cover level two qualifications and learners aged 19+ rather than 24+. Unfortunately, it’s now looking like we won’t be seeing these changes as soon as we hoped. This comes after the […]