by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its guidance for apprenticeship training providers, employers, EPAOs and apprentices. It has added an extension to IfATE discretions and flexibilities to end-point assessment; removed the apprentices on furlough section as the Coronavirus Job...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out how the UK will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The government says the “UK Net Zero Strategy sets out a comprehensive economy-wide plan for how British businesses and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorised
Totaljobs publishes a quarterly survey of more than 1,000 business and HR leaders, giving an up-to-date view of recruitment and employment trends in the UK. The latest edition provides a look back at the third quarter of 2021 (from July-September) and offers insights...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Institute for Employment Studies has published a blog post on whether progression in employment is high enough on employers’ agendas.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
This article highlights that some colleges are reintroducing Covid measures following a rise in cases of the virus.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Learning and Work Institute has published a report on what can be done to improve adult basic skills learning and provision. The report entitled ‘Getting the basics right: The case for action on adult basic skills’ can be downloaded from its...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest ETF Online Resources and Courses Update has been published.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Social Mobility Commission has published a toolkit for employers and training providers to help to design apprenticeship programmes that will have a positive effect on social mobility and socio-economic diversity & inclusion.
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published an updated ‘NEET scorecard’, ‘NEET scorecard – metadata’ and ‘NEET scorecard – underlying data’ for 2021. This scorecard provides information about young people’s participation and attainment in...
by Sarah Sawyer | Oct 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education Secretary has been written to by a cross-party group of 118 MPs and Lords, urging the government to re-think the current plans to defund BTECs, warning that this would hit disadvantaged students the hardest. The letter supports the #ProtectStudentChoice...
