by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
The Department for Education has announced new qualifications designed to help adults learn essential digital skills, which will be available free to anyone over the age of 19 from 2020. This new national entitlement will fully fund adults with no or low digital...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that the second 2018 to 2019 growth window for 16 to 18 Traineeships for adult only providers is now open. The deadline for completed growth request forms to be sent back is Friday 3 May.
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorised
Latest update from the ESFA: 1. Information: submit your traineeship growth request forms by 3 May; 2. Reminder: update your contact details in Bravo to re-apply for the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers; 3. Information: the apprenticeship technical...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorised
Following a competitive procurement process, the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has awarded a new two-year contract to Open Awards for the provision of External Quality Assurance (EQA). Open Awards have been delivering EQA for the IfATE...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
Brighton & Hove’s new Economic Strategy for 2018 to 2023 aims to support the evolution of the city and City Region as one of the UK’s most productive and inclusive economies. An executive summary of the Strategy has been launched and it can be seen...
by Sarah Sawyer | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorised
The ESFA have published the Apprenticeship technical funding guide for April 2019 to March 2020 which explains how funding will work for apprenticeship frameworks and standards starting on or after 1 April 2019, including how they will calculate provider...