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At what point does a company supported by public money become too big to fail? Last week the UK's largest training provider, Learndirect Ltd, was rated inadequate after an extensive inspection by the ...

Learndirect provides apprenticeships and training to thousands of people every year, yet it has been labelled as “inadequate” by Ofsted. In the wake of Carillion’s collapse, the question is rightfully ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK news every morning. Learndirect is Joe Liguori’s ticket to university. The 19-year-old hotel night manager is enrolled on an English ...

Learndirect, which offers apprentices and adult training at sites across England, is facing a fight for survival after the government announced it intends to cut all funding to the firm within a year.

The government contract with one of the largest training companies in the UK, Learndirect, is to be gradually wound down over concerns about standards. A damning Ofsted report will be published on ...

Training company Learndirect should face an investigation after it was rated "inadequate" by Ofsted, the chair of the Public Accounts Committee says. The firm is estimated to have received more than ...

Learndirect, the former state-owned training provider, has won a last-ditch reprieve from its lenders as it seeks to rebuild its finances in the wake of a controversial report by the education ...

A little-known education entrepreneur has swooped to seal an audacious takeover of Learndirect, Brit‎ain's biggest provider of apprenticeships and adult training services. The ‎acquisition will be ...