Second Round of Bidding for Returners to Work Fund

The second round of a grant programme of £1.5million for organisations to run projects aimed at returners to work is now open. A returner to work is defined as ‘as a person who left paid employment for at least a year to take on a caring responsibility and would...

New Guidance on Supporting BME Apprentices

Unionlearn (established by the TUC to help unions open up learning opportunities for their members), has published a new 20-page guide on supporting Black & Minority Ethnic apprentices, both in terms of encouraging more recruitment and ensuring that the...

Apprenticeship Funding Rules Published

As covered in ESFA’s Update below the ESFA has published the Apprenticeship Funding Rules (version 1) for the 2018-19 year. The funding rules are here and we are grateful to AELP for offering an analysis of the main changes for new starts from 1st August...