by SCTP | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Institute of Student Employers’ Student Development Survey 2022 shows a long-term decline in student retention. Young people aren’t staying in their jobs as long as they used to and this is a looming threat for student employers this year. Graduate turnover...
by SCTP | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorised
National adult education budget (AEB) procured contracts are being extended for another year, the ESFA has announced. Training providers that were successful in a tender to win adult education funding from central government in 2021/22 will have their allocations...
by SCTP | Apr 1, 2022 | Uncategorised
There has been concern as new government data has shown that nearly half of all apprentices dropped out last year. And revised figures for the year before show the drop-out rate has increased significantly for 2019/20 after officials fixed an error in their original...
by SCTP | Mar 26, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Treasury has issued a business support fact sheet is here and all the supporting documents to the statement are here. Meanwhile, the Resolution Foundation’s briefing note ‘Inflation Nation’ provides an assessment of the measures announced in the Spring Statement...
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
This newsletter aims to provide practitioners in the Further Education (FE) sector with updates regarding the CfEM programme including news from the sector, Centre spotlights and dates for your diary.
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
In January this year the government launched a campaign to encourage small and medium sized businesses to ‘Join the Skills Revolution’ and prepare for economic recovery by skilling up their workforce. The campaign highlights the range of support and funding available...
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
The first session of the Education Committee’s inquiry into The future of post-16 qualifications will consider how other OECD countries’ post-16 education systems compare to England’s and what we can learn from alternative approaches. It takes place on the 30th March...
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
UCAS report on their survey data to get an up-to-date picture of how undergraduate students and apprentices of the future feel about their next steps ̶ setting them up for life.
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Trailblazer Group is currently working on the second version of the Learning Mentor and Assessor Coach Standards. They are currently running a consultation Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) part of the standards and are keen to ensure...
by SCTP | Mar 25, 2022 | Uncategorised
An analysis of the Levelling Up White Paper by the Institute of Employment Studies.