Government Clamps Down on NMW Breaches

More than 200,000 workers who were paid less than the minimum wage have been identified following a record government clampdown. Employers have been fined an unprecedented £14 million for not meeting legal obligations. Click here for more. Further analysis is here...

SCTP Launches New Teach Too Project

SCTP was pleased to announce at Thursday’s Members’ Meeting that it has been successful in bidding for ETF funding via the Association of Colleges to deliver a new Teach Too project. The project will focus on activities where people from industry are...

AELP Calls for Fair Access to Apprenticeships for SMEs

After the government announced that the transition of the smaller non-levy paying employers on to the Apprenticeship Service would be delayed until April 2020, national provider network, AELP has made a range of proposals to ensure the apprenticeship system works for...

SCTP’s Members Meeting Report – 20 September

SCTP’s September Members’ Meeting was held at Plumpton Village Hall yesterday with over 30 people present. Members were updated about current SCTP project work and also heard presentations from Ben Kinross from the NUS about the National Society of Apprentices and the...