Supported Internships Contract Opportunities

by | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorised

Please see this link to the Supported Internships Programme contracts finder advert in relation to the delivery of these services The Invitation to Tender is now live with a Bid Response Deadline of 12.00 noon 13th May 2022.

Training the Next Generation in Construction

by | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorised

After a years’ worth of discussion, research and testing, The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has published its Construction Route Review this week – its vision for the future of Construction training. Further comment is here.

Sussex Local Skills Improvement Plan Published

by | Apr 8, 2022 | Uncategorised

Sussex Chamber of Commerce has published its Sussex Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) and associated documents which are now available on theSussex Chamber website.  The chamber received LSIP Trailblazer funding from the DfE to see how such an employer-led plan...

Careers Advice Driving Inequality in Education

by | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorised

A Social Market Foundation think-tank report has found that careers support is still “socially patterned” meaning that schools in wealthier areas tend to steer children towards higher education, while schools in less affluent places are more likely to emphasise...

Variation of Funding Agreements from ESFA to DfE

by | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorised

The ESFA had already announced that from 1 April territory, ESF and apprenticeships teams would move from ESFA to DfE. The ESFA explained that agreements will still have the Secretary of State as the contracting authority, and he will act through both DfE and ESFA....

Government Drops Public Sector Apprenticeship Target

by | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorised

The government has confirmed that the public sector apprenticeship target is to be discontinued. Under the target, public sector bodies in England with 250 or more staff had to aim to employ an average of at least 2.3 per cent of their staff as new apprentice starts...