by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has published a new guidance page for employers on creating an apprenticeship advert using their apprenticeship service account. A link to this guidance has also been added to its ‘promoting your apprenticeships opportunities’ guidance page.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
There was a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September which has resulted in Nadhim Zahawi being confirmed as the new Education Secretary, replacing Gavin Williamson. Also confirmed was that Gillian Keegan is no longer the Apprenticeship and Skills Minister, being replaced by...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The latest ETF Online Resources and Courses Update has been published. Also published is its Safeguarding and Prevent Newsletter for September.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has run a webinar on the new flexi-job apprenticeships, explaining what organisations need to do to apply for the register of flexi-job agencies and bid for the grant, and covering some of the key information found within its published guidance documents. You...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a research study, conducted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, analysing the estimated impact of living costs on the earnings returns to undergraduate degrees at age 27.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published a research study, conducted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, analysing the impact of geographical mobility on the earnings returns to higher education by different background characteristics.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced the launch of the Loneliness Engagement Fund which provides small grants between £15,000 and £50,000 to organisations who can engage with target groups at high risk of loneliness. The fund will give...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
The CIPD is calling for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting by 2023 to help boost workplace equality. The CIPD has also released guidance to help employers measure and report their ethnicity pay gap in the absence of legislation.
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that it will be publishing a ranking of the top apprenticeship employers for 2022, one for the Top 100 Large Employers (with over 250 employees), and one for the Top 50 Small Medium Enterprises. The application window will open early in 2022, and...
by Sarah Sawyer | Sep 15, 2021 | Uncategorised
The ESFA has announced that it will be launching a market entry opportunity to support the growth of the traineeship programme and expand the provision of 16 to 18-year-old traineeships later this month. It will be open to training organisations not currently...
