by Sarah Sawyer | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated its operational guidance on the oversight of independent training providers (ITPs). The document explains how the ESFA will take action to mitigate the potential risk of ITP failure and includes key changes that have been introduced since the...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Latest information on coronavirus (COVID-19); 2. Action: survey to review the funding rates for high cost and high value provision; 3. Reminder: year-end forecast funding claim for 2020 to 2021; 4. Reminder: Non-procured...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published version 3 of the apprenticeship technical funding guide. This explains how funding works for apprenticeships starting on or after 1 August 2020, including how it calculates provider payments. The updates from the previous version are some...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DWP has announced that just under 13,000 people have returned to work after securing new roles through the Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) scheme. The scheme supports people who have been out of work for three months by giving them advice on how they can utilise...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the policy which describes how it will deal with providers that apply unsuccessfully to the new RoATP or do not apply following an invitation. The update has changed some of the dates and updated the links to relevant pages. Last month the ESFA...
by Sarah Sawyer | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorised
This blog from the Institute for Employment Studies examines a new report from the World Health Organisation which highlights the physical toll that long working hours can have on the human body.
