One Million People Lost From Jobs Market Could Return if Schemes are Run Locally

by SCTP | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorised

The Local Government Association has said that ‘Every area has its own unique labour market. Councils want to unlock this potential talent, using their unrivalled local insight to bring employers, training providers and jobseekers together with their proven...

NHS to Miss Out on Recruiting Thousands of Nurses if BTecs are Scrapped

by SCTP | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorised

The NHS will miss out on recruiting thousands of nurses every year as a direct result of the government scrapping BTec courses in health and social care, hospital leaders have warned. Click here for more.

Parliament Education Committee Witness Session on Post -16 Qualifications

by SCTP | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorised

Click here to view a recording of this session with many leading sector figures appearing as witnesses as the Education Committee looks at the future of post-16 qualifications.

OU Delivers Opportunity for FE colleges in England to Boost Their Technical Skills Offer

by SCTP | Jul 17, 2022 | Uncategorised

Further education colleges in England can now apply to access support from The Open University to boost their higher technical education provision. The scheme is backed by £10 million of UK Government funding and is designed to increase the number of communities that...

16 to 19 Study Programmes: Updated Guide for Providers

by SCTP | Jul 17, 2022 | Uncategorised

This guide has been updated for the academic year 2022 to 2023 to include an increase in minimum planned hours, remove flexibilities for during the COVID-19 pandemic and a return to publishing school and college performance measures based on results from...