Variation of Funding Agreements from ESFA to DfE

The ESFA had already announced that from 1 April territory, ESF and apprenticeships teams would move from ESFA to DfE. The ESFA explained that agreements will still have the Secretary of State as the contracting authority, and he will act through both DfE and ESFA....

Government Drops Public Sector Apprenticeship Target

The government has confirmed that the public sector apprenticeship target is to be discontinued. Under the target, public sector bodies in England with 250 or more staff had to aim to employ an average of at least 2.3 per cent of their staff as new apprentice starts...