by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has announced plans to change how end-point assessment (EPA) work for apprenticeships where the statutory regulator has an established professional competency test. It has said that “in situations...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
Further to the announcement last week, the DWP has confirmed the organisations that have successfully tendered to be included in the Commercial Agreement for Employment and Health-Related Services (CAEHRS). The agreement went live on 5 October. Please check the SCTP...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a collection of guidance for FE and apprenticeship providers to help prepare for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. Recent guidance includes student sponsor guidance, the point-based system for students to enter or remain in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has updated the apprenticeships coronavirus guidance publication to include information about local lockdowns.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorised
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership’s (SELEP) inaugural Skills Advisory Panel (SAP) and Digital Skills Partnership (DSP) Annual Conference took place on the 8 October and highlighted that digital skills are a real priority for the South East LEP and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a report and accompanying data tables from an employer skills survey which contains information from over 81,000 employers on the skills challenges faced by employers, both in terms of their existing workforce and when recruiting, and how they...