by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
This opinion piece looks at the recent publication of the FE Skills Index, arguing that the index is too high-level to make it useful to use it to make any targeted policy decisions either now or in future.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, gave a speech about the future of the labour market and the government’s labour market strategy at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofqual have released their 2019 – 2022 corporate plan, detailing their comprehensive programme of work, and comprising 6 goals, to fulfil statutory duties over the period 2019 to 2022. The full plan can be seen here.
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is recruiting for new panel members to sit on its 15 sector-based route panels. The members will decide the readiness of apprenticeship standards in development in the different sectors, reviewing and...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The individual learner records (ILR) for the 2019/20 year will include a new data field for recording off the job training hours. This mandatory field to record planned hours replaces the previously optional return. Read more on this from FE Week here.