Milton Announces Levy Transfer Flexibilities

Employers given green light to transfer up to 10% of levy funds to multiple businesses from July. Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Anne Milton announced the move at an event attended by over 160 top businesses to celebrate apprenticeships and the significant...

AELP Survey Confirms Issues with Apprenticeship Reforms

Training providers, who serve 380,000 employers across the country, have confirmed that there are serious issues to resolve in the roll-out of the government’s apprenticeship reforms. Confirmation of the principal concerns go a long way to explain why the latest...

ESFA Guide to Assessment in Apprenticeships

The ESFA has issued a guide to assessment procedures for apprentices in England covering such features as roles and responsibilities and how to find an end-point assessor. Members may also find this article useful titled ‘How are end point assessments...

AELP Conference Day 1 Supplement from FE Week

Click here to see all the news and comment from day 1 of the AELP conference. No significant announcements so disappointment for those who were hoping that Anne Milton would announce a scrapping of the 10% apprenticeship SME contribution. Paul Mitchell was there for...