Also, if this is happening to one of the ‘biggest’ of the vocational awarding bodies - will we now start a phase of mergers & acquisitions in the sector? Assessment is expensive business. With all the reforms, many AO boards will be feeling unsettled, and looking closely at balance sheets.

Id also be very surprised if many UK companies calculated their energy usage…

Agree - much thought also needed about employer input where apprenticeships are concerned…

I’m not advocating for Andy Burnham as PM and I wish all the discussion about this would all quieten down as it’s distracting from the real issues faced. But… Why do you say that ‘no one with any knowledge or serious influence thinks he would make a good PM’?

I can see the logic; but I fear skills will get side-lined…