by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect. The rate rises include a 9.7% increase in the National Living Wage, from £9.50 per hour to £10.42, the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
The Office for Students (OfS) has been told to establish a £40 million fund to drive up degree apprenticeship provision in the next two years, which follows on from £8 million given this year, that can be used for providers offering the higher apprenticeships for the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
A new government-commissioned study has found that more than half of the learners on wave two skills bootcamps already had qualifications at level 4 or above. The study, carried out by CFE Research, assessed the implementation of wave two of the programme, which ran...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
With government funding for skills advisory panels ending and the future of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) hanging in the balance, the landscape for regional skills oversight is shifting. Click here for an assessment of the impact if both are lost for good by...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
The government is set to drop a ban that stopped Restart programme participants from joining skills bootcamps. Currently, participants in the DWP Restart programme, which gives out-of-work Universal Credit claimants extra support to find employment, cannot enrol on...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
New figures reveal falling apprenticeship achievement rates and 3 in 10 training providers will flag as “at risk”. Combined with 25 per cent falling in the “needs improvement” category of the government’s apprenticeship accountability framework, 54 per cent of...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
Over decades, a trend in the UK has emerged – employers are failing to invest in training the workforce, despite technological change and the need to address climate change. The Campaign for Learning’s report includes analysis and recommendations on how to boost the...
by Jasmine Griffiths | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorised
In recent months, labour market commentary has been dominated by the knock-on effects of the ongoing cost of living crisis. Click here for an outlook into the first quarter of 2023 Labour Market by Resolution Foundation and here for the report.
by SCTP | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The new National Minimum Wage Rates took effect on the 1st April with the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage rising 47p (9.7%) to £5.28 per hour.
by SCTP | Apr 1, 2023 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England for the contract year 2023-24. As promised these have been published much earlier than is usually the case. The 2023 to 2024...
