by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The government has published guidance for ESFA funded training providers to help identify potential fraud. It is a list of generic indicators for potential fraud including personal and organisational motives for fraud, weakness of internal controls and possible...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Learning and Work Institute is running free half-day ‘apprenticeship essentials’ events, funded by the ESFA. The events are aimed at brokers, advisers and employer engagement staff working within LEPs and intermediary organisations. Set in the context...
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
This article from online quality assurance specialists, Mesma, looks at possible reasons why only 58% of apprenticeship provision inspected during 2017/18 was graded as at least good.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
FE Week has reported that some training providers are now having to turn away apprentices due to a lack of non-levy funding and no confirmation of any growth funding from the ESFA.
by Sarah Sawyer | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
Ofsted have published a blog on how they used cognitive load theory in developing the education inspection framework. The education inspection framework consultation can be found here.