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Making it Easier for SMEs to Take on Apprentices at Top of Skills Minister’s Agenda

by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

Andrea Jenkyns has pledged to put making it easier for small businesses to take on apprentices at the top her agenda as skills minister – although she is yet to be party to departmental conversations about making this happen. Her comment came after chancellor Kwasi...

HE Short Course Trial Gets Off to Slow Start

by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

A pilot scheme for new short higher education courses has received just 12 applications for student loans have been received to date leading to a call for the scheme to be reviewed. Click here for more.

New Funding Rule for Breaks in Employment WILL Apply to Existing Apprentices

by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

A new rule that means training providers no longer need to immediately withdraw an apprentice where they have a break in employment for more than 30 days will be applied to existing learners, the government has confirmed. The Department for Education made the...

Technical Specification for Further Education for Young People 2022 to 2023

by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

The ESFA has published the technical specification for the calculations for the further education of young people.

Closing the Technical Skills Gap is a Collective Responsibility – Jisc

by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

This article from Jisc suggests that businesses as well as education, have a role to play in solving the UK’s technical skills gap.
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