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...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Jisc, the UK’s digital body for tertiary education, and HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) have announced a merger, taking effect from the beginning of October 2022. This merger means the responsibility for collecting and publishing statutory data for all...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Government’s Skills for Life website showcases hundreds of government-funded skills opportunities. It promotes online learning options and free essential skills courses, such as numeracy, English and digital, sector specific qualifications, Skills Bootcamps,...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
This week the Department for Transport (DfT) launched Creatures of Habit, the latest burst of the ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ (IEJ) transport accessibility campaign. The campaign brings together those who want to improve public transport for disabled people and deliver...
by SCTP | Oct 9, 2022 | Uncategorised
Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package. Click here for information on how, when and how much. Also, the Help for Households campaign gives clear information about the exceptional...
