by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, has written an opinion piece for FE Week, explaining how important he believes the FE sector to be. Sector comment on his views can be read here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Disability Confident scheme aims to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people. It is voluntary and has been developed by employers and disabled people’s representatives. The DWP has published an update to show the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
A new report published by the Confederation of British Industries (CBI), calls for reforms of the apprenticeship levy to help employers to continue to offer high quality training, relevant to their businesses. The report has four recommendations: Increase transparency...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Liberal Democrats, at proposals discussed at their party’s autumn conference, have committed £1 billion to increasing further education spending, extending the pupil premium to students aged 16-19 and to giving all adults a new Personal Education and Skills...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the guidance, commitment statement, flowchart and mythbuster document related to the apprenticeship off-the-job training requirements.
