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1 in 10 Established Apprenticeship Fail to Recruit a Single Apprentice

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

FE Week analysed apprentice starts data for the 668 currently “available for delivery” apprenticeship standards and found that 58, which have been approved for over a year, have yet to recruit – meaning nearly one in ten established apprenticeship standards have...

New Research Reveals that People Spend Billions on their Own Learning

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

New research by Learning and Work Institute reveals that people are spending billions of pounds on their own learning – more than the government or employers. Analysis published claims that learners invest £7.3 billion of their own money and £55 billion worth of their...

Gateway Qualifications receive DFSQs Approval

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

SCTP would like to congratulate new member Gateway Qualifications, as they have received confirmation that their digital functional skills qualifications have been signed off for delivery in August 2023, by Ofqual – being the first organisation to achieve this....

Investigation: Why Care Training is in crisis, and the Solutions are Falling Short

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

This FE Week article by Jessica Hill looks into the social care system and how the government wants more apprentices to fill the 165,000 vacancies however there are grave doubts over the viability of the current funding model, as two of the biggest providers of adult...

DfE sets aside £2 million for Lifelong Loan Entitlement Communications Campaign

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

The Department for Education has set aside £2 million for a communications campaign to build awareness of the incoming lifelong loan entitlement (LLE). Due to be rolled out in 2025, the LLE will provide individuals with the equivalent of four years of post-18...

IPPR Report – Join the dots: The role of apprenticeship intermediaries in England

by Jasmine Griffiths | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

Apprenticeships have the potential to make a transformative difference to the lives of learners and to the skills and productivity of businesses, but this potential is not currently being realised. In this report, the IPPR recommends that intermediaries should become...
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