by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) met to hear from the Department for Education (DfE), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) on the future affordability of the apprenticeships programme. This...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
It has been reported that the recent ESF tender process has resulted in 39% of lots being in tie-break situation, following many bids scoring the maximum. FE Week reports about the concerns of some providers by these figures.
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorised
The number of investigations launched by HMRC into the underpayment of the apprenticeship levy has more than doubled in a year to 84, up from 33 in 2017/18, according to a national accountancy group. The group says that a growing number of businesses are finding the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
The latest apprenticeship statistics show that the number of new construction apprenticeship starts for January 2019 has fallen to 950 compared with 1,216 the previous year. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) believes that the apprenticeship levy is exacerbating...
by Sarah Sawyer | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has appointed a new provider to deliver the Student Bursary Support Service (SBSS). The SBSS is the online service that administers the Care to Learn scheme and claims for students in defined vulnerable groups from the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund. A new portal will...
