by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Schemes to address governance and professional development commitments in the government’s Skills for Jobs white paper are in progress as part of efforts to bolster FE staff retention and drive-up leadership standards. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Sussex Chamber has been designated by Department for Education (DfE) as the employer representative body to take forward the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex. To enable them to delivery on their plans they...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
East Sussex County Council issues its Funding News publication monthly where they share success stories, information on training courses and details of forthcoming funding opportunities for East Sussex charities and community sector organisations.
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Andrea Jenkyns has pledged to put making it easier for small businesses to take on apprentices at the top her agenda as skills minister – although she is yet to be party to departmental conversations about making this happen. Her comment came after chancellor Kwasi...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
A pilot scheme for new short higher education courses has received just 12 applications for student loans have been received to date leading to a call for the scheme to be reviewed. Click here for more.
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
A new rule that means training providers no longer need to immediately withdraw an apprentice where they have a break in employment for more than 30 days will be applied to existing learners, the government has confirmed. The Department for Education made the...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published the technical specification for the calculations for the further education of young people.
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
This article from Jisc suggests that businesses as well as education, have a role to play in solving the UK’s technical skills gap.
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Demand for workers with artificial intelligence skills has tripled in the UK over the past decade, according to a new report by Lightcast, “Artificial Intelligence in the UK: The relevance of AI in the digital transformation of the UK labour market”. Click here for...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
BT is retiring its analogue phone network in 2025 and everyone will move to fully digital telephony. When the old public switch telephone network (PSTN) closes, every voice call in the UK will instead be routed over Internet Protocol (IP). The education sector needs...
