by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new £162.5 million fund to help workforce retention and recruitment. Local authorities will be able to access the fund to help boost the number of people working in adult social care.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
SCTP member Aptem, has produced a white paper entitled ‘Degree Apprenticeships: are qualifications the linchpin of success?’ The paper was written to inform the IfATE’s consultation and review of integration and standards in degree apprenticeships. It found that...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ETF’s monthly EdTech and Digital update for October has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights that the government is extending the flexibility allowing Universal Credit claimants to undertake training for up to 16 weeks. The flexibility, originally announced as a six-month pilot in March 2021, increased the amount of time claimants...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The CIPD has published a report entitled ‘Addressing skills and labour shortages post-Brexit, examining the need for both short-term interventions and longer-term investment from government and employers to tackle UK skills and labour shortages. It is calling...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has released a new tool for providers in the FE sector to help them better comply with their Prevent responsibilities. The tool can help providers understand how well embedded their policies and practices are and to encourage a cycle of continuous review and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest information from the ESFA: 1. Reminder: 16 to 18 traineeship delivery market entry opportunity; 2. Information: final funding claim for 2020 to 2021; 3. Information: 16 to 19 and adult revenue funding allocations for 2021 to 2022; 4. Information: the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Career Development Policy Group (CDPG) is urging the government to give everyone in England access to lifelong career guidance to help people to manage their life, learning and work. They have said that once students have left education it is unclear where career...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on support for care leavers, providing an overview of the government’s policies to support care leavers.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorised
A new report has been commissioned by the Youth Futures Foundation looking at youth employment and the wage gap between older and younger workers. The report, written by the Institute for Employment Studies, entitled A Better Future: Transforming jobs and skills for...
