by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
The Skills East Sussex Construction and Built Environment Task Group, in partnership with Public Health, has developed an East Sussex Retrofit Skills Strategy, delivering free training, resources, and a training framework to build local workforce capacity in retrofit...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
Ahead of the Budget, the Chancellor unveiled a £240 million cash injection to accelerate the rollout of local services aimed at helping people return to work and reducing economic inactivity. The intervention came as stark figures showed that the UK was the only G7...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
This guidance contains information on how to get Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding for education and training for students aged 16 to 19 and for high needs learners up to 25 with an education health and care plan. Organisations wishing to tender for...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
The government is introducing measures to tackle one-sided flexibility in zero-hours contracts through a right to guaranteed hours with a contract that reflects the number of hours regularly worked, and a right to reasonable notice of shifts with payment for shifts...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
Starting February 1, 2025, Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Cards Limited will implement significant changes to the Labourer card, reducing its initial validity from five years to two. Workers in labouring roles can later renew the card for five years...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
The House of Commons has formally appointed the membership of the Education Committee. Click here for the full list of appointed Members of Parliament by FE News.
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
This research was carried out on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) by IPSOS to understand barriers and factors that could support engagement in using public library services in England. The research uncovered a range of capability,...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 2, 2024 | News
Last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first budget in almost 15 years. Click here for a break down of what this means by FE Week and here for news of an additional £300m allocation for the further allocation sector. The Treasury has also announced an...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 1, 2024 | News
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a historic first female Chancellor’s Budget with several significant announcements for the further education and skills sector. Click here for an in-depth breakdown from FE News on the key takeaways.
by Jasmine Griffiths | Nov 1, 2024 | News
This year’s Autumn Budget 2024 was one of the most anticipated in recent history, addressing complex challenges such as improving strained public services, increasing public investment, and meeting pre-election commitments to keep tax rates steady. This briefing note...
