tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/302m-for-further-education-colleges-to-fix-dilapidated-buildings 2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

FE college groups across England will receive a share of £302 million to fix, maintain and improve their buildings under government’s Plan for Change.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/apprenticeship-standards-achievement-rates-update 2025-03-27T00:00:00+00:00

A letter from the Minister for Skills on current apprenticeship standards achievement rates.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/more-red-tape-slashed-to-reduce-apprenticeship-bureaucracy 2025-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

Reforms to apprenticeship training provider payment system and End Point Assessments will cut bureaucracy and enable focus on high quality training.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/support-for-workers-to-benefit-from-thousands-of-clean-power-jobs 2025-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

Regional skills investments to help workers access thousands of jobs and 'skills passport' goes live.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/courses-key-to-government-growth-mission-will-stay 2024-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Courses key to government growth mission will stay, with 70% of the remaining qualifications due for defunding to be saved.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-jacqui-smith-speech-to-holex-network-conference 2024-12-11T14:37:34+00:00

Speech on Quality, Qualifications and Progression delivered by Skills Minister

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/t-level-placements-reformed-to-open-up-new-qualification 2024-12-02T10:51:37+00:00

Red tape cut with simpler, more flexible guidelines designed to boost the number of students taking T Levels.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/winners-of-the-2024-national-apprenticeship-and-skills-awards 2024-11-28T11:38:42+00:00

Full list of winners for the 21st annual National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards, which took place on 27 November 2024.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-skills-hubs-launched-to-get-britain-building 2024-11-22T10:26:08+00:00

Thousands more apprentice construction workers will be hired each year to build homes and kickstart growth, through new skills hubs funded by industry leaders

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/skills-ministers-keynote-address-to-the-association-of-colleges 2024-11-13T14:54:11+00:00

Baroness Jacqui Smith's keynote speech at the Association of Colleges national conference.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/govuk-one-login-makes-securing-and-completing-an-apprenticeship-easier 2024-11-12T00:15:04+00:00

GOV.UK One Login simplifies access to public services by offering a single sign-on, removing the need for multiple usernames and passwords.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/national-apprenticeship-week-2025-website-and-toolkit-launched 2024-10-25T16:23:48+01:00

New website and toolkit launched ahead of next annual celebration of skills and apprenticeships

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/office-for-equality-and-opportunity-to-break-down-barriers-to-opportunity 2024-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

People of all backgrounds will benefit from the government’s commitments to breaking down barriers, boosting opportunity and ensuring that equality is at the heart of every mission.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/professor-reappointed-as-uks-international-education-champion 2024-09-27T12:50:57+01:00

Government reappoints Professor Sir Steve Smith as its International Education Champion, supporting the promotion of UK education excellence around the world.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/jacqui-smiths-speech-at-the-universities-uk-conference 2024-09-04T15:15:19+01:00

Skills Minister Jacqui Smith delivers a speech at the Universities UK conference