by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Learning & Work Institute has published a report providing an audit of employer investment in skills over time. It explores how training varies by type of employer, categories of employee, and type of training. This article looks at some of the findings of the...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
Simon Lebus, interim Chief Regulator at Ofqual, gave a speech at the Inside Government Apprenticeship Conference about Ofqual’s role in vocational and technical qualification reform. You can read the transcript of the speech here.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has updated its ‘Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus outbreak‘ guidance to reflect the change in the return to the workplace which will apply to apprentices as part of Step 4 of the roadmap; updated links and references to the redundancy support...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorised
The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing on Young people Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) which includes UK NEET statistics, characteristics of people who are NEET, international NEET statistics, and policies to reduce the number...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, has given a statement to Parliament on Step 4 of the government’s roadmap, which is due on 19 July, and on the vaccine roll-out.
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has published the ‘Keeping children safe in education 2021’ statutory guidance, which sets out the legal duties that schools and colleges must follow to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 in schools...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that from 16 August, and as part of step 4 of the government’s COVID-19 roadmap, double vaccinated people, and those aged under 18, will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The DfE has announced that Covid-19 restrictions in education settings will end at Step 4, which is expected to take place on 19 July. The DfE has updated its FE operational guidance for FE and skills providers on what to do during the COVID-19 outbreak to maintain...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
The government has announced the publication of a UK Life Sciences Vision, which sets out a 10 year strategy for the life sciences sector to build on the response of the sector to Covid-19. The Vision outlines 7 critical healthcare missions that government, industry,...
by Sarah Sawyer | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is accepting applications for the 2021/22 Practioner Research Programme. This programme ‘provides successful applicants with the research training and support they need to conduct research in the context of their...
