The Department for Education is considering changes to apprenticeship funding bands because employers “do not feel able” to negotiate with providers. The current 15 apprenticeship funding bands, which represent the...

Apprentices stand to save £147 million per year through the National Union of Students (NUS) Apprentice extra card, according to new statistics. New NUS research examining the benefits of being...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is launching a wide-ranging review into post-18 education that is expected to include an examination of university tuition fees. In a speech in Derbyshire to...

The Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN) has increased its membership, taking the number of employers committed to apprenticeship diversity to more than 40. Set up to champion apprenticeships and diversity...

Five major cities across England have pledged to work to make apprenticeships more accessible to individuals from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and disadvantaged backgrounds. The 5 Cities Project,...

Traineeships have been around since 2014 and are playing a pivotal part in supporting employers to prepare their workforce for the future, by bringing in young people that need a...

BBC Learning is currently casting for a new campaign focusing on peer mentoring for 16- to 24-year-olds. The broadcaster is looking for young people aged 16 to 24, who have...

  The number of apprenticeship starts in the UK fell dramatically in the first quarter of the 2017/18 academic year. There were 114,400 apprenticeship starts reported for the period, compared...