A private training provider has warned it will be forced to close down if “shocking” government proposals to alter the FE teacher training market go ahead.
The Department of Education launched a consultation this week over plans to remove access to student finance for pre-service further education initial teacher training (ITT) courses from 2024/25.
From this point, the DfE proposes to only allow student loan funding where courses are delivered by, or in partnership with, universities and providers with degree awarding powers.
It launched the consultation due to “quality and value for money” concerns around some pre-service courses provided by private training companies.
