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Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) 2026 Winter Conference/AGM in London.
Information about the special training required by ratings and officers who work on tankers, passenger ships and high-speed craft
A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) Officer Trainee of the Year Award 2025.
How trailblazer groups work to support the development of occupational standards for apprenticeships.
TechExpert is part of TechFirst, the government’s skills programme opening pathways into the UK’s fast-growing tech sector.
Apprenticeship, education and training annual national achievement rate tables (NARTs), including open data CSVs.
An update from Pete Easterbrook, Director of Inspections and Enforcement. Pete leads the SIA's drive against training malpractice and qualification fraud.
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
We are allowing alternative courses of actions for manufacturing or laboratory equipment during the outbreak.
Find out more about the rules which exempt work-related training provided for employees from tax.
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