Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his spring budget today and confirmed a number of new investments for the FE and skills sector. They include a doubling of apprentice incentive payments for employers, a further boost to traineeships, and a new “Help to Grow” scheme for small businesses to upskill. FE Week has the key points: Cash...

Teesside University’s National Horizons Centre (NHC) has been identified as a preferred bidder as a National Training Centre to deliver cutting-edge training in cell and gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing. The selection of the NHC as a National Training Centre for the Advanced Therapies Skills Training Network (ATSTN) further cements the Tees Valley’s growing reputation...