The Adult Skills Fund and devolution: what it means for how providers staff delivery
The Adult Skills Fund (ASF) is the current name for what used to be the Adult Education Budget (AEB) — roughly £1.4 billion a year
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Restart to Connect to Work: the welfare-to-work reset and what it means for staffing
The Restart Scheme is winding down. Its extended referral window ran to June 2026, so as of July 2026 it is effectively closed to new
End-point assessment (EPA) explained: gateway, EPAO and the assessor shortage
End-point assessment (EPA) is the independent, final assessment that confirms an apprentice can do the job they trained for. It sits at the very end
Skills England explained: what happened to IfATE — and what the reshuffle means for hiring
IfATE — the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education — was abolished on 1 June 2025, and Skills England took over its functions the next
Growth and Skills Levy: what the reforms mean for staffing FE delivery
The apprenticeship levy tax has not changed — UK employers with an annual pay bill over £3 million still pay 0.5% of it to HMRC